Culcita novaeguineae Cushion star, Pin-Kissen Sea Star

Culcita novaeguineae is commonly referred to as Cushion star, Pin-Kissen Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 212298

Scientific:: Culcita novaeguineae
German:: Großer Kissenseestern, Östlicher Kissen-Seestern, Neuguinea-Kissenstern
English:: Cushion Star, Pin-Kissen Sea Star

Category:: Sjøstjerner

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Culcita (Genus) > novaeguineae (Species)
Initial determination:: Müller & Troschel, 1842

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, China, French Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles, Tuamoto Islands, Western Pacific Ocean
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 - 90 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Ocean beach, Seashore, On living corals, Reef slopes, Reef-associated
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 76.1 °F - 84.2 °F (24.5°C - 29°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Invertebrates
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
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:

Culcita coniifolia
Culcita coriacea
Culcita macrocarpa
Culcita novaeguineae
Großer Kissenseestern, Östlicher Kissen-Seestern, Neuguinea-Kissenstern
Culcita schmideliana
Nadelkissen Seestern, Stachelkissenstern

More related species in this lexicon:

Culcita sp.
Kissen-Seestern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-01-14 19:39:50
Last edit:: 2024-09-17 18:09:01

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Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842

Synonymised names
Anthenea spinulosa (Gray, 1847) · unaccepted (A synonym according to Goto (1914))
Culcita acutispinosa Bell, 1883 · unaccepted (original combination)
Culcita arenosa Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted
Culcita grex Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (validity doubtful according to...)
Culcita novaeguineae f. nesiotis Fisher, 1925 · unaccepted
Culcita novaeguineae f. novaeguineae Muller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Culcita novaeguineae var. acutispinosa Bell, 1883 · unaccepted
Culcita novaeguineae var. arenosa Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted
Culcita novaeguineae var. leopoldi Engel, 1938 · unaccepted
Culcita novaeguineae var. plana Hartlaub, 1892 · unaccepted
Culcita novaeguineae var. typica Doderlein, 1896 · unaccepted
Culcita pentangularis Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym of C. novaeguineae...)
Culcita plana Hartlaub, 1892 · unaccepted
Culcita pulverulenta Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted
Goniaster multiporum Hoffman in Rowe, 1974 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Rowe)
Goniaster sebae (de Blainville, 1830) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Goto (1914))
Goniodiscides sebae (Müller & Troschel, 1842) · unaccepted (A synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Goniodiscus sebae Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym according to Fisher (1919))
Hippasteria philippinensis Domantay & Roxas, 1938 · unaccepted (Synonym according to A.H. Clark (1949))
Hosia spinulosa Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Koehler (1910))
Pentagonaster spinulosus (Gray, 1847) · unaccepted (Synonym according to Goto (1914))
Randasia granulata Gray, 1847 · unaccepted
Randasia spinulosa Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (7)
Forma Culcita novaeguineae f. nesiotis Fisher, 1925 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Forma Culcita novaeguineae f. novaeguineae Muller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Variety Culcita novaeguineae var. acutispinosa Bell, 1883 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Variety Culcita novaeguineae var. arenosa Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Variety Culcita novaeguineae var. leopoldi Engel, 1938 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Variety Culcita novaeguineae var. plana Hartlaub, 1892 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Variety Culcita novaeguineae var. typica Doderlein, 1896 accepted as Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 17.09.2024.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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