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Astropecten africanus Sea Star

Astropecten africanus is commonly referred to as Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Astropecten africanus (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz


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lexID:
5916 
AphiaID:
178644 
Scientific:
Astropecten africanus 
German:
Kammseestern 
English:
Sea Star 
Category:
Sjøstjerner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Paxillosida (Order) > Astropectinidae (Family) > Astropecten (Genus) > africanus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Koehler, 1911 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus 
Tank:
65.99 gal (~ 300L)  
Difficulty:
Vanskelig 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Astropecten acanthifer
  • Astropecten acutiradiatus
  • Astropecten alatus
  • Astropecten alligator
  • Astropecten americanus
  • Astropecten anacanthus
  • Astropecten andersoni
  • Astropecten antillensis
 
More related species
in this lexicon
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-08-22 15:21:14 

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Astropecten africanus Koehler, 1911

Astropecten is a genus of sea star of the family Astropectinidae

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) >
Echinodermata (Phylum) >
Asterozoa (Subphylum) >
Asteroidea (Class) >
Valvatacea (Superorder) >
Paxillosida (Order) >
Astropectinidae (Family) >
Astropecten (Genus)

External links

  1. Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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