Petricia vernicina Velvet Sea Star, Velvet star

Petricia vernicina is commonly referred to as Velvet Sea Star, Velvet star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11286 

AphiaID:

291683 

Scientific:

Petricia vernicina 

German:

Seestern 

English:

Velvet Sea Star, Velvet Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asteropseidae (Family) > Petricia (Genus) > vernicina (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Abrolhos Archipelago, Australia, Endemic species, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (Australia), Norfolk Island, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia 

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 - 60 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.09" (18 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Bryozoans (sea mats), Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory, Sea squirts, Sponges 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Petricia imperialis
• 
  Petricia vernicina
  Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-12-22 09:48:17 

Last edit:

2019-01-01 20:34:17 

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