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Henricia pumila Dwarf Mottled Henricia

Henricia pumila is commonly referred to as Dwarf Mottled Henricia. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Henricia pumila, Dwarf Mottled Henricia, Mottled Henricia. Cayucos, CA 2014


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lexID:
10284 
AphiaID:
467966 
Scientific:
Henricia pumila 
German:
Fein-Gesprenkelter Henricia 
English:
Dwarf Mottled Henricia 
Category:
Søstjerner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Henricia (Genus) > pumila (Species) 
Initial determination:
Eernisse, Strathmann & Strathmann, 2010 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
- 50 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Food:
Detritus, Sponges 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Henricia abyssalis
  • Henricia ambigua
  • Henricia angusta
  • Henricia aniva
  • Henricia anomala
  • Henricia antillarum
  • Henricia arcystata
  • Henricia aspera
  • Henricia asthenactis
  • Henricia aucklandiae
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-06-03 20:17:39 

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Henricia pumila Eernisse, Strathmann & Strathmann, 2010

Henricia is a large genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae. It contains about fifty species. The sea stars from this genus are ciliary suspension-feeders, filtering phytoplankton.

The smallest sea star found in the PNW. It has been known for many years but was only described as a separate species in 2010. The female broods her orange eggs by arching her disc around them.

External links

  1. Henricia pumila sp. nov.: A brooding seastar (Asteroidea) from the coastal northeastern Pacifi (en). Abgerufen am 04.06.2021.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Henricia pumila, Dwarf Mottled Henricia, Mottled Henricia. Cayucos, CA 2014
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