Diplopteraster multipes, Pincushion star

Diplopteraster multipes   (Sars, 1865)

Pincushion star

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Velatida | Pterasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 57 - 1225 m (Ref. 93256).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumpolar: from Artic to Chesapeake Bay and Ireland in the Atlantic and from Japan to USA in the Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 93256)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sand, mud and gravel (Ref. 93256).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lambert, P. 2000 Sea stars of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound. Canada: UBC Press. 186 p. (Ref. 93256)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.1 - 10.2, mean 5.5 (based on 497 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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