Hacelia attenuata smooth starfish

Hacelia attenuata is commonly referred to as smooth starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4680 

AphiaID:

124094 

Scientific:

Hacelia attenuata 

German:

Glatter Seestern 

English:

Smooth Starfish 

Category:

Stelle 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Hacelia (Genus) > attenuata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Gray, 1840 

Occurrence:

Azores, European Coasts, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore) 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Hacelia attenuata
  Glatter Seestern
• Hacelia capensis
• Hacelia inarmata
• Hacelia superba
• Hacelia tuberculata

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-09-26 08:40:14 

Last edit:

2012-09-26 08:40:14 

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