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Anasterias Antipodium
''Anasterias'' is a genus of starfish in the Family (biology), family Asteriidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: * ''Anasterias antarctica'' (Lütken, 1857) * ''Anasterias antipodium'' (Bell, 1882) * ''Anasterias asterinoides'' Perrier, 1875 * ''Anasterias directa'' (Koehler, 1920) * ''Anasterias laevigata'' (Hutton, 1879) * ''Anasterias mawsoni'' (Koehler, 1920) * ''Anasterias pedicellaris'' Koehler, 1923 * ''Anasterias perrieri'' (E. A. Smith, 1876) * ''Anasterias rupicola'' (Verrill, 1876) * ''Anasterias sphoerulata'' (Koehler, 1920) * ''Anasterias spirabilis'' (Bell, 1881) * ''Anasterias studeri'' Perrier, 1891 * ''Anasterias suteri'' (deLoriol, 1894) * ''Anasterias varia'' (Philippi, 1870) References Asteriidae Taxa named by Edmond Perrier Asteroidea genera {{Asteroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anasterias Antarctica
''Anasterias antarctica'', commonly called the Cinderella starfish, is a species of starfish in the Family (biology), family Asteriidae. It is found in coastal waters in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica. Description This starfish has a maximum arm length of . Distribution and habitat ''Anasterias antarctica'' is found in the Southern Ocean and the waters around Antarctica. It is native to Argentina, the Falkland Islands and southern Chile, and several islands in the Southern Ocean. Its depth range is from the intertidal zone down to about , its typical habitat being on rocks, boulders and pebbles and in forests of giant kelp. Ecology ''Anasterias antarctica'' is a Predation, predator and scavenger. Its diet includes isopods (Sphaeromatidae), Gastropoda, gastropod molluscs including ''Pareuthria'' spp., Bivalvia, bivalve molluscs, chitons and barnacles. Larger starfish take larger prey. It is the dominant predator in the tidal and shallow subtidal zones of the Falkland Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |