Anseropoda placenta Goose foot starfish

Anseropoda placentais commonly referred to as Goose foot starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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AphiaID:: 123985

Scientific:: Anseropoda placenta
German:: Gänsefußstern
English:: Goose Foot Starfish

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Anseropoda (Genus) > placenta (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pennant, ), 1777

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Bay of Biscay, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Scandinavia, Sierra Leone, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland)
Size:: 5.51" - 7.87" (14cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Predatory
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Anseropoda antarctica
Anseropoda aotearoa
Anseropoda diaphana
Anseropoda fisheri
Anseropoda grandis
Anseropoda habracantha
Anseropoda insignis
Anseropoda lobiancoi
Anseropoda ludovici
Anseropoda macropora
Anseropoda novemradiata
Anseropoda pellucida
Anseropoda petaloides
Anseropoda placenta
Gänsefußstern
Anseropoda rosacea
Anseropoda tenuis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-17 18:22:29
Last edit:: 2013-11-17 18:22:29

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(Pennant, 1777)

Synonyms:
Anseropoda membranacea Nardo, 1834
Anseropoda membranacea (Retzius, 1783)
Asterias cartilaginea Fleming, 1828
Asterias membranacea Retzius, 1783
Asterias palmipes Olivi, 1792
Asterias placenta Pennant, 1777
Asterias rosacea Delle Chiaje, 1825
Asteriscus membranaceus (Retzius, 1783)
Asteriscus palmipes Müller & Troschel, 1842
Asteriscus placenta Lutken, 1864
Carna membranacea (Retzius, 1783)
Palmipes membranaceus (Retzius, 1783)

External links

Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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