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Valvatida |
Ophidiasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; profondeur 0 - 25 m (Ref. 81020). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in waters less than 30m. Associated with coral communities. Likely feeds on turf algae and bacterial film over hard substrates (Ref. 129602).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms.
Lane, D.J.W., L.M. Marsh, VandenSpiegel and F.W.E. Rowe. 2000. (Ref. 81020)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27.8 - 29.2, mean 28.8 (based on 592 cells).