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Labidiaster annulatus Sunflower Star, Antarctic Sun Starfish

Labidiaster annulatus is commonly referred to as Sunflower Star, Antarctic Sun Starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Labidiaster annulatus, King George Island,Antarctica, 2010


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lexID:
8590 
AphiaID:
234924 
Scientific:
Labidiaster annulatus 
German:
Sonnenstern 
English:
Sunflower Star, Antarctic Sun Starfish 
Category:
Star Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Heliasteridae (Family) > Labidiaster (Genus) > annulatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Sladen, 1889 
Occurrence:
Antarctica, Kerguelen Islands, Ross Sea, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Orkney Islands, South Shetlands Island , Subantarctic Isles 
Sea depth:
10 - 233 Meter 
Size:
up to 23.62" (60 cm) 
Temperature:
-1,3 °F - 41 °F (-1,3°C - 5°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Foraminifers, Invertebrates, Isopods, Krill, Sediment feeder, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-04-06 19:01:51 

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Labidiaster annulatus Sladen, 1889

Labidiaster annulatus grows up to 60 cm. This sea star have 40 to 45 long narrow arms. The central disc is slightly inflated.

Labidiaster annulatus can be found from the intertidal zone down to 554 metres (most commonly 30 and 400 m).This starfish lives on sandy,muddy bottom , on gravel and among rocks.

This coldwater starfish feeds invertebrates, including Krill,amphipods, small fishes (6 cm), brittle stars,sediment with microflora,foraminiferans). Krill and amphipods were the most frequent diet.

Synonym:
Gymnobrisinga sarsii

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatacea (Superorder) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Heliasteridae (Family) > Labidiaster (Genus) > Labidiaster annulatus (Species)

External links

  1. Antarctic Invertebrates (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Guiamarina.com (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Labidiaster annulatus, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011
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Labidiaster annulatus, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011
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Labidiaster annulatus, King George Island,Antarctica, 2010
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