Urasterias lincki Arctic Sea star

Urasterias lincki is commonly referred to as Arctic Sea star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14008 

AphiaID:

123815 

Scientific:

Urasterias lincki 

German:

Lincks Seestern, Arktischer Seestern 

English:

Arctic Sea Star 

Category:

Søstjerner 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Urasterias (Genus) > lincki (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Müller & Troschel, ), 1842 

Occurrence:

Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chukchi Sea, East cost of USA, Gulf of Maine, Kara Sea , Labrador Península, Laptev Sea, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Atlantic, Norway, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, USA, White Sea 

Sea depth:

1 - 762 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Ocean beach, Seashore 

Size:

up to 18.11" (46 cm) 

Temperature:

28.4 °F - 35.6 °F (-2°C - 2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory 

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:

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  Urasterias lincki
  Lincks Seestern, Arktischer Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-07-17 21:35:09 

Last edit:

2024-09-17 17:30:37 

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