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Astrodictyum panamense Ringed basket star,Panamic basket star

Astrodictyum panamenseis commonly referred to as Ringed basket star,Panamic basket star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

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Astrodictyum panamense, Copyright Dr.Paddy Ryan


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lexID:
8845 
AphiaID:
243191 
Scientific:
Astrodictyum panamense 
German:
Gorgonenhaupt 
English:
Ringed Basket Star,Panamic Basket Star 
Category:
Brittle stars 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Euryalida (Order) > Gorgonocephalidae (Family) > Astrodictyum (Genus) > panamense (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verrill, ), 1867 
Occurrence:
Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, Phytoplankton, Plankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-10-11 13:23:36 

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Astrodictyum panamense (Verrill, 1867)

Astrodictyum panamense is commonly known as ringed basket star. This basket star can be found of coral on rocky reefs.

This Basket Sea Star is often found in the branches of the Red Gorgonian, Eugorgia daniana. Astrodictyum panamense is characterized by five very branched arms.This species is nocturnal and feeds on plactonic food.

Synonym:
Astrocaneum panamense
Astrophyton panamense

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Euryalida (Order) > Gorgonocephalidae (Family) > Astrodictyum (Genus) > Astrodictyum panamense (Species)

External links

  1. Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. journals.cambridge.org (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia DE (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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