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Gomophia egyptiaca Egyptian sea star, Egyptian Brittle Star

Gomophia egyptiaca is commonly referred to as Egyptian sea star, Egyptian Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
711 
AphiaID:
213303 
Scientific:
Gomophia egyptiaca 
German:
Ägyptischer Seestern 
English:
Egyptian Sea Star, Egyptian Brittle Star 
Category:
Stelle 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Gomophia (Genus) > egyptiaca (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gray, 1840 
Occurrence:
Australia, China, Christmas Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Egypt, Gilbert Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, South-Pazific, Sri Lanka, Western Indian Ocean 
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:
0 - 80 Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 6.69" (10cm - 17,5cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Invertebrates 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
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:
2023-06-04 07:34:50 

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Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840

This species can be easily distinguished from others because the visible upper spines are framed by a ring.

Gomophia egyptiaca inhabits lagoons and outer reefs and is not suitable for home aquariums due to its diet, although it is offered from time to time through DeJong Marinelife.

Synonymised names:
Linckia aegyptiaca von Martens, 1866 (lapsus for egyptiaca)
Linckia desjardinsi (Michelin, 1844) (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Nardoa aegyptiaca Sladen, 1889 (lapsus or alternative spelling )
Oreaster desjardinsi Michelin, 1844 (Ultimatley a synonym of G. egyptica according to Sladen (1889))
Scytaster aegyptiaca (Gray, 1840) (lapsus (alternative spelling) for egyptiaca Gray)
Scytaster zodiacalis Müller & Troschel, 1842 (synonym according to Perrier (1875))

Direct children (2):
Subspecies Gomophia egyptiaca egyptiaca Gray, 1840
Subspecies Gomophia egyptiaca egeriae A.M. Clark, 1967 accepted as Gomophia egeriae A. M. Clark, 1967

External links

  1. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-West Pacific Echinoderms. (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2023.
  2. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2023.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 12.11.2021.

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Gomophia egyptiaca; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam
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