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Pentagonaster pulchellus Common Biscuit Star

Pentagonaster pulchellus is commonly referred to as Common Biscuit 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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Pentagonaster pulchellus, Copyright Dr.Paddy Ryan


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lexID:
8830 
AphiaID:
254778 
Scientific:
Pentagonaster pulchellus 
German:
Biskuit-Seestern 
English:
Common Biscuit Star 
Category:
Морские Звёзды 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Goniasteridae (Family) > Pentagonaster (Genus) > pulchellus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gray, 1840 
Occurrence:
New Zealand, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm) 
Temperature:
66.2 °F - 73.4 °F (19°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-10-01 13:41:08 

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Pentagonaster pulchellus Gray, 1840

The Common Biscuit Star Pentagonaster pulchellus is common in shallow water. Pentagonaster pulchellus usually have 5 arms, but specimen with 4 or 6 arms were also found.Very variable colour and pattern.The colour ranging from cream to brick red,ringed with white or cream.This seastar is a scavenger.

Synonyme:
Astrogonium abnormale
Astrogonium huttoni
Astrogonium pulchellum
Pentagonaster abnormalis
Stephanaster elegans
Stephanaster pulchellus

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Valvatida (Order) > Goniasteridae (Family) > Pentagonasterinae (Subfamily) > Pentagonaster (Genus) > Pentagonaster pulchellus (Species)

External links

  1. Echinodermata of The Snares islands, southern New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2021.
  2. Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (Sea-stars) (en). Abgerufen am 01.10.2021.
  4. Victoria University of Wellington (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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