Parvulastra dyscrita Cushion Star

Parvulastra dyscrita is commonly referred to as Cushion 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:

17241 

AphiaID:

459555 

Scientific:

Parvulastra dyscrita 

German:

Kissenstern 

English:

Cushion Star 

Category:

Морские Звёзды 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Parvulastra (Genus) > dyscrita (Species) 

Initial determination:

(H.L. Clark, ), 1923 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,0cm - 3,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Parvulastra calcarata
• 
  Parvulastra dyscrita
  Kissenstern
• 
  Parvulastra exigua
  Zwerg-Kissenseestern
• Parvulastra parvivipara
• Parvulastra vivipara

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-02-18 20:12:41 

Last edit:

2025-02-18 20:22:33 

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