Chaetaster nodosus Sea Star

Chaetaster nodosus is commonly referred to as Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6036 

AphiaID:

177902 

Scientific:

Chaetaster nodosus 

German:

Seestern 

English:

Sea Star 

Category:

Stelle 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Chaetasteridae (Family) > Chaetaster (Genus) > nodosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Perrier, 1875 

Occurrence:

Azores, Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Animale non indicato per i neofiti 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Chaetaster longipes
• Chaetaster moorei
• 
  Chaetaster nodosus
  Seestern
• Chaetaster vestitus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-11 09:45:32 

Last edit:

2013-09-11 09:45:32 

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