Tamaria megaloplax Large-plated Seastar

Tamaria megaloplax is commonly referred to as Large-plated Seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1074 

AphiaID:

368993 

Scientific:

Tamaria megaloplax 

German:

Großplatten Seestern 

English:

Large-plated Seastar 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Tamaria (Genus) > megaloplax (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bell, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Philippines 

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 - 117 Meter 

Size:

6,7 cm 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Zoanthids 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Tamaria dubiosa
• Tamaria floridae
• Tamaria fusca
• Tamaria giffordensis
• Tamaria halperni
• Tamaria hirsuta
• Tamaria lithosora
• Tamaria marmorata
• 
  Tamaria megaloplax
  Großplatten Seestern
• Tamaria obstipa
• Tamaria ornata
• Tamaria passiflora
• Tamaria pusilla
• Tamaria scleroderma
• Tamaria stria
• 
  Tamaria tenella
  Seestern
• Tamaria triseriata
• Tamaria tumescens
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-10-05 20:46:55 

Last edit:

2025-03-06 19:34:05 

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