Plectaster decanus Mosaic sea star

Plectaster decanus is commonly referred to as Mosaic sea star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

9769 

AphiaID:

292754 

Scientific:

Plectaster decanus 

German:

Mosaik-Seestern 

English:

Mosaic Sea Star 

Category:

Zeesterren 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Plectaster (Genus) > decanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Muller & Troschel, ), 1843 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Endemic species, Great Australian Bigh, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

9 - 183 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.45" (24 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 69.8 °F (°C - 21°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Sponges 

Difficulty:

Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Plectaster decanus
  Mosaik-Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-06-15 20:25:43 

Last edit:

2019-09-06 21:47:10 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Plectaster decanus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Plectaster decanus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Plectaster decanus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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