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Phataria unifascialis blue sea star, tan sea star

Phataria unifascialis is commonly referred to as blue sea star, tan sea 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:
8206 
AphiaID:
292797 
Scientific:
Phataria unifascialis 
German:
Blauer-Seestern 
English:
Blue Sea Star, Tan Sea Star 
Category:
Морские Звёзды 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Phataria (Genus) > unifascialis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gray, ), 1840 
Occurrence:
Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, 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 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3.94" - 7.09" (10cm - 18cm) 
Temperature:
24,2 °F - 28,6 °F (24,2°C - 28,6°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore) 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-25 16:16:55 

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Phataria unifascialis (Gray, 1840)

This sea star is blue or tan in colour, grows up to 18 cm and can be found on depths of 50 m.Phataria unifascialis feeds on algae.

Similar to the Yellow spotted Seastar Pharia pyramidata.

Synonymised names
Linckia (Phataria) bifascialis Gray, 1840 · unaccepted
Linckia (Phataria) unifascialis Gray, 1840 · unaccepted
Linckia bifascialis Gray, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym according to H.L. Clark (1921))
Linckia unifascialis Gray, 1840 · unaccepted
Ophidiaster suturalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym according to Verrill (1870))
Phataria bifascialis (Gray, 1840) · unaccepted

External links

  1. RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 17.05.2022.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 25.01.2025.

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