common sea star

Scientific name Archaster typicus
Descriptor Müller & Troschel
Year of description 1840
IUCN category (World) NE
Family archasteridae
Genus Archaster
Archaster typicus Archaster typicus

Introduction

Archaster typicus, commonly known as common sea star, is a salt water echinoderm.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Size
    16 - 22 cm
  • Motif
    tasks
  • Size
    16 - 22 cm
  • Motif
    tasks

How to recognize the common sea star ?

The common sea star measures between 16 and 22 cm. This echinoderm is bicolore with a predominantly noir and gris body. The also has noir tasks.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    gregarious
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The common sea star is an echinoderm gregarious. This species is carnivorous .

Although the common sea star is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare
    • Active sexual selection
      No

The common sea star is an echinoderm ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : NE

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Depth
    0 - 60 m

Biotope presentation

The common sea star is most often found at a depth between 0m and 60m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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Bibliographic references

Guide des étoiles de mer, oursins et autres echinodermes du lagon de Nouvelle-Calédonie - A. Guille - P. Laboute - J.L. Menou - Orstom - 1986.

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