Protoreaster nodulosus Knobbly Seastar, Horned Sea Star

Protoreaster nodulosus is commonly referred to as Knobbly Seastar, Horned Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

697 

AphiaID:

370907 

Scientific:

Protoreaster nodulosus 

German:

Knorriger Seestern 

English:

Knobbly Seastar, Horned Sea Star 

Category:

Sjøstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Protoreaster (Genus) > nodulosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Perrier, ), 1875 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species 

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 - 64 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Protoreaster gotoi
• 
  Protoreaster lincki
  Lincks Walzen-Seestern , Rotgrauer Walzen-Seestern
• 
  Protoreaster nodosus
  Knotiger Walzen-Seestern
• 
  Protoreaster nodulosus
  Knorriger Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-15 21:49:21 

Last edit:

2025-06-29 17:37:33 

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