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Pentagonaster duebeni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pentagonaster duebeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Pentagonaster
Species:
P. duebeni
Binomial name
Pentagonaster duebeni
Gray, 1847
Synonyms[1]
  • Astrogonium crassimanum Möbius, 1859
  • Astrogonium duebeni (Gray, 1847)
  • Astrogonium gunni Sladen, 1889
  • Goniaster duebeni (Gray, 1847)
  • Pentagonaster crassimanus (Möbius, 1859)
  • Pentagonaster gunni Perrier, 1875
  • Stephanaster duebeni (Gray, 1847)
  • Stephanaster gunni (Sladen, 1889)

Pentagonaster duebeni is a species of starfish within the family Goniasteridae.[2]

Distribution & habitat

Pentagonaster duebeni is distributed off the Australian coasts from Shark Bay to Tasmania and southern Queensland.[3] Its preferred habitat is exposed and sheltered reefs at depths up to 160 meters below sea level.[4]

Description & feeding

Pentagonaster duebeni is a 5 armed flattened starfish with blunted arms separated by rounded arcs. Surface is layered with polygonal plates colored red and orange separated with yellow-white incisions. Arms are equal in length to the central disc,[4] reaching a lengths up to 8 centimeters.[5] Sizes reach up to 8 centimeters in width.[4][3] P. duebeni diet consists of sponges, bryozoans, and other invertebrates.[3][5]

Specimens from southern Western Australian show colors in various shades of dark to light red plates with raised dorsal plates. Sizes have been recorded at over 11 centimeters in width with slightly longer arm lengths.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847".
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pentagonaster duebeni (Gray, 1847)". Solitary Islands Underwater Research Group, Inc. 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  4. ^ a b c "Pentagonaster dubeni". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  5. ^ a b "Pentagonaster duebeni Gray, 1847, Vermillion Seastar". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
This page was last edited on 27 December 2023, at 12:29
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