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Stichaster is a
genus of sea
stars in the
family Stichasteridae.
Accepted Species: "
Stichaster Müller & Troschel, 1840".
World Register of
Marine Species...
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Stichaster australis, the reef starfish, is a
species of
starfish found in the
shallow waters of the
rocky intertidal of New Zealand. Typically, the animal...
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Stichaster striatus, the
common light striated star, is a
species of
starfish in the
family Stichasteridae,
found in the
southeastern Pacific Ocean. It...
- such as the
ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and the reef sea star (
Stichaster australis), have
become widely known as
examples of the
keystone species...
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Smilasterias Sladden, 1889
Stichaster Muller & Troschel, 1840
Stichastrella Verrill, 1914
Uniophora Gray, 1840
Stichastrella rosea Stichaster australis "Stichasteridae...
- Perrier, 1881
Asterias problema Lutken, 1872
Nanaster albulus Perrier, 1894
Stephanasterias gracilis (Perrier, 1881)
Stichaster albulus (Stimpson, 1853)...
- zone
include Loxechinus albus and
Tetrapygus niger, and
starfish include Stichaster striatus,
Meyenaster gelatinosus and the
dominant Heliaster helianthus...
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gelatinosus is one of the
dominant predators along with the
starfish Stichaster striatus,
Luidia magellanica and
Heliaster helianthus, the fish Pinguipes...
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recorded in the same zone in the cold
waters off Peru are
Patiria chilensis,
Stichaster striatus and
Meyenaster gelatinosus. L.
magellanica plays an important...
- plants.
Starfish including Luidia magellanica,
Meyenaster gelatinosus,
Stichaster striatus and
Heliaster helianthus prey
heavily on
grazing herbivores such...
