Coscinasterias tenuispina
| Scientific name | Coscinasterias tenuispina |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Lamarck |
| Year of description | 1816 |
| IUCN category | NE |
| Family | Asteriidae |
| Genus | Coscinasterias |
Introduction
Coscinasterias tenuispina is a salt water echinoderm from the Mediterranean Sea.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Size10 - 20 cm
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Size10 - 20 cm
How to recognize Coscinasterias tenuispina ?
Coscinasterias tenuispina measures between 10 and 20 cm. This echinoderm is multicolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune, bleu and marron body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietscavenger
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingnocturnal
Coscinasterias tenuispina is an echinoderm solitary. This species is scavenger . This echinoderm lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.
Although Coscinasterias tenuispina is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
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Active sexual selectionNo
Coscinasterias tenuispina is an echinoderm ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Depth0 - 170 m
Biotope presentation
Coscinasterias tenuispina is most often found at a depth between 0m and 170m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
spiny starfish
Asteriidae
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Aurélien Calas
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Where to see this species?
Species of the same family
spiny starfish
Asteriidae
Species of the same biotope
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