Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA
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Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)
Patiriella regularis is a small pentagonal cushion seastar.Colours of the of the upper furface can vary, usually bluish green , but sometomes brown, green, orange or red , the under site is white. The arms ar often with blueish tips.
The cushion seastar lives in rocky areas from 1m to 30 m depth, generally in waters colder than 20°C.
This sea star is omnivore, feeds on algal films,barnacles, molluscs and small crustaceans,and carrion.
There is a concern that this sea star may be an invasive species.
Very similar to Meridiastra mortenseni.
Synonymised names:
Asterias calcar var. quinqueangula Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted
Asterina cabbalistica Lutken, 1871 · unaccepted
Asterina novaezelandiae Perrier, 1875 · uncertain > nomen dubium (Possibly a variant according to...)
Asterina regularis Verrill, 1867 · unaccepted
Patiria novaezelandiae (Perrier, 1875) · unaccepted (subsequent combination (see...)
Patiriella mimica Livingstone, 1933 · unaccepted
Patiriella regularis is a small pentagonal cushion seastar.Colours of the of the upper furface can vary, usually bluish green , but sometomes brown, green, orange or red , the under site is white. The arms ar often with blueish tips.
The cushion seastar lives in rocky areas from 1m to 30 m depth, generally in waters colder than 20°C.
This sea star is omnivore, feeds on algal films,barnacles, molluscs and small crustaceans,and carrion.
There is a concern that this sea star may be an invasive species.
Very similar to Meridiastra mortenseni.
Synonymised names:
Asterias calcar var. quinqueangula Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted
Asterina cabbalistica Lutken, 1871 · unaccepted
Asterina novaezelandiae Perrier, 1875 · uncertain > nomen dubium (Possibly a variant according to...)
Asterina regularis Verrill, 1867 · unaccepted
Patiria novaezelandiae (Perrier, 1875) · unaccepted (subsequent combination (see...)
Patiriella mimica Livingstone, 1933 · unaccepted
