Gymnanthenea globigera Globe Star

Gymnanthenea globigera is commonly referred to as Globe 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:

17762 

AphiaID:

292766 

Scientific:

Gymnanthenea globigera 

German:

Globusstern 

English:

Globe Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Gymnanthenea (Genus) > globigera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Döderlein, ), 1915 

Occurrence:

Australia, China, Thailand 

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:

1 - 104 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coastal waters, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

22,3 °F - 28,7 °F (22,3°C - 28,7°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Gymnanthenea globigera
  Globusstern
• 
  Gymnanthenea laevis
  Stacheliger Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-30 19:53:31 

Last edit:

2025-09-30 20:07:01 

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