Henricia lukinsii Reticulated starfish

Henricia lukinsiiis commonly referred to as Reticulated starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Henricia ornata (Reticulated starfish)

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lexID:: 10096
AphiaID:: 291577

Scientific:: Henricia lukinsii
German:: Seestern
English:: Reticulated Starfish

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Henricia (Genus) > lukinsii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Farquhar, ), 1898

Occurrence:: New Zealand, South-Africa, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 0 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 68 °F (0°C - 20°C)
Food:: Detritus, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Henricia abyssalis
Henricia ambigua
Henricia angusta
Henricia aniva
Henricia anomala
Henricia antillarum
Henricia arcystata
Henricia aspera
Henricia asthenactis
Henricia aucklandiae
Henricia augusta
Henricia beringiana
Henricia caudani
Henricia clarki
Henricia compacta
Henricia cylindrella
Henricia densispina
Henricia derjugini
Henricia diffidens
Henricia djakonovi
Henricia downeyae
Henricia dyscrita
Henricia echinata
Henricia elachys
Henricia elegans
Henricia eschrichti
Henricia exigua
Henricia fisheri
Henricia gemma
Henricia gracilis
Henricia granulifera
Henricia hayashii
Henricia hedingi
Henricia imitatrix
Henricia inexpectata
Henricia insignis
Henricia iodinea
Henricia irregularis
Henricia kapalae
Henricia kinkasana
Henricia kurilensis
Henricia leviuscula
Pazifischer Blut-Seestern
Henricia lineata
Henricia lisa
Henricia longispina
Henricia lukinsii
Seestern
Henricia microplax
Henricia minuta
Henricia mutans
Henricia nana
Henricia nipponica
Henricia obesa
Henricia ochotensis
Henricia oculata
Gepunkteter Blutstern
Henricia ohshimai
Henricia orientalis
Henricia ornata
Henricia pachyderma
Henricia pacifica
Henricia pagenstecheri
Henricia parva
Henricia pauperrima
Henricia perforata
Henricia pertusa
Henricia polyacantha
Henricia praestans
Henricia pseudoleviuscula
Henricia pumila
Fein-Gesprenkelter Henricia
Henricia ralphae
Henricia reniossa
Henricia retecta
Henricia reticulata
Henricia rhytisma
Henricia robusta
Henricia sachalinica
Henricia saghaliensis
Henricia sanguinolenta
Seestern
Henricia seminudus
Henricia sexradiata
Henricia simplex
Henricia singularis
Henricia skorikovi
Henricia smilax
Henricia solida
Henricia spinulfera
Henricia spongiosa
Henricia studeri
Henricia sufflata
Henricia tacita
Henricia tahia
Henricia tumida
Henricia uluudax
Henricia vermilion

More related species in this lexicon:

Henricia sp.
Seestern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-03 20:23:43
Last edit:: 2016-11-03 20:23:43

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Henricia lukinsii (Farquhar, 1898)

Henricia lukinsii, commonly known as Reticulated starfish, is a stiff rigid starfish. The dorsal surface is sandpapery-like. The colour is highly variable, including reds, browns, purples and yellows. The seastar has five arms,Dorsal spines blunt and covered with skin.

The five-arm seastar feed on sponges, and also consume detritus. This species inhabit rocky reefs Subtidal to 50 m depht.

Synonyms:
Cribrella lukinsii
Cribrella ornata
Cribrella ornata
Henricia ornata

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosacea (Superorder) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Henricia (Genus) > Henricia lukinsii (Species)

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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