Antedon bifida Rosy Feather Star

Antedon bifida is commonly referred to as Rosy Feather Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6417 

AphiaID:

124201 

Scientific:

Antedon bifida 

German:

Rosiger Federstern, Atlantik-Haarstern 

English:

Rosy Feather Star 

Category:

Feather Stars 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Comatulida (Order) > Antedonidae (Family) > Antedon (Genus) > bifida (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pennant, ), 1777 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Algeria, Azores, European Coasts, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), West 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:

5 - 450 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

6,9 °F - 11,8 °F (6,9°C - 11,8°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Antedon bifida
  Rosiger Federstern, Atlantik-Haarstern
• 
  Antedon petasus
  Haarstern

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Antedon mediterranea
  Mittelmeer Haarstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-17 18:53:00 

Last edit:

2025-11-24 09:03:29 

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