Crossaster papposus Common Sunstar, Puget Sound King Crab, Rose Sun Star

Crossaster papposus is commonly referred to as Common Sunstar, Puget Sound King Crab, Rose Sun Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Alexander Semenov, Russland

Crossaster papposus, 2018

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lexID:: 2127
AphiaID:: 124154

Scientific:: Crossaster papposus
German:: Gewöhnlicher Sonnenstern
English:: Common Sunstar, Puget Sound King Crab, Rose Sun Star

Category:: Морские Звёзды

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Solasteridae (Family) > Crossaster (Genus) > papposus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1767

Occurrence:: Zirkumpolar, Russland, the North Sea, Alaska , Aleutian Islands, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Bering Sea, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Corea, European Coasts, Greenland, Gulf of California, Iceland, Japan, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Scandinavia, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, USA, White Sea
Sea depth:: 0 - 1200 Meter
Habitats:: Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 9.84" - 11.81" (25cm - 30cm)
Weight:: 277 g
Temperature:: 0,5 °F - 8,4 °F (0,5°C - 8,4°C)
Food:: cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs, Worms
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Crossaster borealis
Crossaster campbellicus
Crossaster diamesus
Crossaster helianthus
Crossaster japonicus
Crossaster multispinus
Crossaster papposus
Gewöhnlicher Sonnenstern
Crossaster penicillatus
Crossaster scotophilus
Crossaster squamatus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-01-29 20:40:56
Last edit:: 2024-06-18 20:42:51

Info

Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonymised names:
Asterias affinis Brandt, 1835
Asterias helianthemoides Pennant, 1777 (synonym)
Asterias papposus Linnaeus, 1767
Crossaster aboverrucosus (Brandt, 1835)
Crossaster affinis (Brandt, 1835) (Synonym according to Fisher (1911))
Crossaster koreni Verrill, 1914
Crossaster neptuni Bell, 1881
Solaster affinis (Brandt, 1835) (synonym)
Solaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
Stellonia papposa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Direct children (1):
Variety Crossaster papposus var. septemtrionalis Sladen, 1882

External links

Biodiversity of the Central Coast (en). Abgerufen am 18.06.2024.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Crossaster papposus (c) by Alexander Semenov

Crossaster papposus - one of the biggest stars and fastest star in the world.2009

Rose star, Crossaster papposus_D3X3788,2018

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