Anthenea conjugens Cushion Sea Star

Anthenea conjugens is commonly referred to as Cushion Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5069 

AphiaID:

254939 

Scientific:

Anthenea conjugens 

German:

Kissenseestern 

English:

Cushion Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Anthenea (Genus) > conjugens (Species) 

Initial determination:

Döderlein, 1935 

Occurrence:

Indo Pacific, Indonesia, New Zealand, Sulawesi 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Detritus 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Anthenea acanthodes
• Anthenea aspera
• Anthenea australiae
• 
  Anthenea conjugens
  Kissenseestern
• Anthenea crassa
• Anthenea crudelis
• Anthenea diazi
• Anthenea difficilis
• 
  Anthenea edmondi
  Kissenstern
• Anthenea elegans
• Anthenea flavescens
• Anthenea godeffroyi
• Anthenea grayi
• Anthenea mertoni
• Anthenea mexicana
• Anthenea obesa
• Anthenea pentagonula
• Anthenea polygnatha
• Anthenea regalis
• Anthenea rudis
• Anthenea sibogae
• Anthenea tuberculosa
• Anthenea viguieri
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-26 13:10:03 

Last edit:

2019-09-08 16:13:43 

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