Hippasteria_phrygiana

<i>Hippasteria phrygiana</i>

Hippasteria phrygiana

Species of starfish

Hippasteria phrygiana is a sea star species, a member of the Goniasteridae family.

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Description and characteristics

This species grows up to 20 cm in diameter, with short arms and a large body. The upper surface is red and covered with rounded knob-like spines; the lower surface contains many macroscopic bivalved pedicellariae.

Hippasteria phrygiana attacked by Solaster dawsoni

Habitat and geographic range

This species is incredibly widely distributed: it is present in the 3 main oceanic basins.[1]

It lives mostly in cold and deep waters.[1]

Biology

This species feeds mostly on cnidarians, especially deep-sea corals.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Mah, Christopher L. (2013-02-12). "Starfish Mystery! 3 Oceans,2 Hemispheres,but ONE species?!". The Echinoblog.
  2. [2]
    Mah, Christopher L. (2013-09-16). "Goniasterid Starfish LOVE to eat Octocorals!". The Echinoblog.
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