Solaster stimpsoni
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Solaster stimpsoni is a type of sun star from the order of the valve stars (Valvatida), which iswidespreadin the North Pacific . It is one of the largest starfish.
description
Solaster stimpsoni reaches a diameter of up to 50 cm and has 8 to 12, usually 10 arms. The upper side is colored reddish orange and covered with thick paxilles (umbrella-like platelets). The arms are long, thin, pointed, and each has a dark, purple-gray stripe that runs from the center of the body to the tip of the arm. Pedicellariums are absent. The underside of the arms has two rows of suction cups .
Distribution and occurrence
Solaster stimpsoni lives on the coasts of Japan and along the North American Pacific coast from Alaska to Central California on rocky surfaces from the tidal zone to depths of about 610 m.
nutrition
Solaster stimpsoni eats various smaller sea cucumbers , including Cucumaria miniata , Cucumaria curata , Eupentacta quinquesemita , Eupentacta pseudoquinquesemita, and Psolus chitonoides . It also feeds on arm pods , sea squirts and sea feathers .
Enemies
An important predator of Solaster stimpsoni is the solar star Solaster dawsoni .
literature
- Howard M. Feder: Asteroidea , in: Robert Hugh Morris, Donald Putnam Abbott, Eugene Clinton Haderlie: Intertidal Invertebrates of California . Pp. 117–135, here pp. 121f., 8.6: Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880 . Stanford University Press, 1st ed., Stanford (CA, USA) 1980.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880 . Marinespecies.org. January 24, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ↑ The World Asteroidea Database - Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880 . Marinespecies.org. January 24, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ↑ Dave Cowles: Solaster stimpsoni . Wallawalla.edu. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ↑ Solaster stimpsoni | Marine Biodiversity of British Columbia . Bcbiodiversity.lifedesks.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ AFSC / RACE - Sun Sea Star, Solaster stimpsoni . Afsc.noaa.gov. December 6, 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ Joan Gerteis: Solaster stimpsoni . Beachwatchers.wsu.edu. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
