Pharia pyramidata Pyramid Sea Star, Yellow Spotted Star

Pharia pyramidata is commonly referred to as Pyramid Sea Star, Yellow Spotted 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:

3739 

AphiaID:

292795 

Scientific:

Pharia pyramidata 

German:

Pyramiden-Seestern, Gelbgeflckter Seestern 

English:

Pyramid Sea Star, Yellow Spotted Star 

Category:

Морские Звёзды 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Pharia (Genus) > pyramidata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gray, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru 

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:

1 - 130 Meter 

Size:

9.84" - 11.81" (25cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

15,8 °F - 30,1 °F (15,8°C - 30,1°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Sea urchins, Sea weed 

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:

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  Pharia pyramidata
  Pyramiden-Seestern, Gelbgeflckter Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-05-29 12:54:00 

Last edit:

2022-05-17 19:37:14 

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