Linckia bouvieri Starfish

Linckia bouvieri is commonly referred to as Starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Linckia bouvieri (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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Scientific:: Linckia bouvieri
German:: Seestern
English:: Starfish

Category:: Søstjerner

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Linckia (Genus) > bouvieri (Species)
Initial determination:: Perrier, 1875

Occurrence:: Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Detritus
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Linckia bouvieri
Seestern
Linckia columbiae
Pazifischer Kometen-Seestern, Fragiler Seestern, Variabler Seestern
Linckia gracilis
Linckia guildingi
Guildings Seestern, Kometenstern, Grüner Linckia
Linckia laevigata
Blauer Seestern
Linckia multifora
Löchriger Seestern, Kometenstern
Linckia nodosa
Linckia tyloplax

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-24 09:48:46
Last edit:: 2013-08-24 09:48:46

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Linckia bouvieri are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Linckia bouvieri, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Linckia bouvieri, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Linckia bouvieri Perrier, 1875

Linckia is a genus of sea stars found mainly in the Indo-Pacific region. They are known to be creatures with remarkable regenerative abilities, and capable of defensive autotomy against predators. They reproduce asexually.
The genus is named after the German naturalist Johann Heinrich Linck

Linckia formosa Mortensen, 1933 (Synonym)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Linckia (Genus)

External links

Medslugs - Dr. Peter Wirtz (multi) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Linckia bouvieri (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz

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