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Ophidiasteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; tiefenbereich 0 - 25 m (Ref. 81020). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
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
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES Status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Bedrohung für Menschen
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 27.8 - 29.2, mean 28.8 (based on 592 cells).