General Description
Body colour variable, including yellow-orange and red-brown. Five arms, rounded at the tips. Arm up to 12 cm long.
Biology
Five-armed Sea Stars feed on ascidians and bivalves. The colour pattern of this sea star is sometimes similar to the introduced Northern Pacific Sea Star, but the introduced species has pointed arms and pointed spines.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Rock and sandy areas, under rocks and in the open, to depth of 143 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Tips of arms rounded, not upturned, spines knob-like.
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Colours
Orange, Brown
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Encrusting Invertebrates, Bivalves
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Lamarck, 1816)
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Common Name
Five-armed Seastar
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Other Names
Seastar
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Genus
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Species Name
granifera
