Meridiastra gunnii Gunns Six-armed Star

Meridiastra gunnii is commonly referred to as Gunns Six-armed Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17558 

AphiaID:

459548 

Scientific:

Meridiastra gunnii 

German:

Gunns Sechsarm-Seestern 

English:

Gunns Six-armed Star 

Category:

Sjøstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Meridiastra (Genus) > gunnii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gray, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Australia, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

up to 5.12" (13 cm) 

Temperature:

11,2 °F - 23,3 °F (11,2°C - 23,3°C) 

Food:

omnivore 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Meridiastra atyphoida
• 
  Meridiastra calcar
  Achtarm-Seestern, Kissenseestern
• Meridiastra fissura
• 
  Meridiastra gunnii
  Gunns Sechsarm-Seestern
• Meridiastra medius
• Meridiastra modesta
• 
  Meridiastra mortenseni
  Mortens Kissen-Seestern
• Meridiastra nigranota
• Meridiastra occidens
• Meridiastra oriens
• Meridiastra rapa
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-06-28 13:23:10 

Last edit:

2025-06-28 13:33:59 

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