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Marthasterias africana Spiny Starfish

Marthasterias africana is commonly referred to as Spiny Starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Rippenmuschel (Aulacomya atra), die einheimische Schwarze Muschel (Choromytilus meridionalis)


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lexID:
17283 
AphiaID:
378941 
Scientific:
Marthasterias africana 
German:
Dorniger Seestern 
English:
Spiny Starfish 
Category:
Star Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Marthasterias (Genus) > africana (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Müller & Troschel, ), 1842 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
7.87" - 9.84" (20cm - 25cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-04 14:51:13 

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Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Both species in the genus are commonly known as the spiny starfish.

Synonymised names
Asteracanthion africanus Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (A forma of Marthasterias...)
Asterias africana Muller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted

External links

  1. tb.plazi.or (en). Abgerufen am 04.03.2025.

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Juvenile

Marthasterias africana,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)
Marthasterias africana,maidstone reef, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2019 (CC-BY-SA)

Commonly

Marthasterias africana,pie south Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Marthasterias africana,castor rock Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)
Rippenmuschel (Aulacomya atra), die einheimische Schwarze Muschel (Choromytilus meridionalis)

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