Heterometra savignii Feather Star

Heterometra savignii is commonly referred to as Feather Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Heterometra savignii © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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lexID:: 6228
AphiaID:: 213562

Scientific:: Heterometra savignii
German:: Savignis Haarstern
English:: Feather Star

Category:: Søfjer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Comatulida (Order) > Himerometridae (Family) > Heterometra (Genus) > savignii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller, ), 1841

Occurrence:: Suez-Kanal, Arabian Sea, Arabian Sea, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Israel, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea
Sea depth:: 0 - 89 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 26,4 °F (20°C - 26,4°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Heterometra savignii
Savignis Haarstern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-16 17:41:55
Last edit:: 2020-07-09 21:44:33

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Heterometra savignii (Müller, 1841)

This Feather Star can swimming through the water.Heterometra savignii lives at depths of up to 18 m in tropical water.
Feather stars are filter feeders.
The photo was taken in Egypt.

Synonyms:
Alecto savignii Müller, 1841
Antedon savignii (Müller, 1841)
Antedon savignyi (Müller, 1841)
Comatula (Alecto) savignii (Müller, 1841)
Comatula multiradiata Audouin, 1817
Comatula savignyi (Müller, 1841)

External links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Taxonomic Study on the Feather Stars (Crinoidea: Echinodermata) from Egyptian Red Sea Coasts and Suez Canal, Egypt (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Heterometra savignii © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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