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Warty Sea Star
Nardoa tuberculata
-8.55658, 119.61
Field Notes
Description:
Locally know in Indonesia as "Bintang Laut Jerapah" (Sea-Giraffe Star), is pale brown in colour with light spots and dark meshing lines forming a mosaic pattern over the body, diameter size of 20cm, five cylindrical arms with a white central rosette.
Habitat:
Spotted at Flores Sea, Komodo area, Indonesia.
Is a tropical echinoderm seastar species that occur throughout tropical reefs including Philippine Islands, S. Japan, Caroline Islands, East Indies, China, south Japan, South Pacific and Australia. Depth range 0-70 m.
Notes:
Nardoa tuberculata is a Starfish first described by Gray 1840. Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatacea > Valvatida > Ophidiasteridae > Nardoa > Nardoa tuberculata
Reference Links:
Nardoa tuberculata – Wikipedia
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PublishedApril 21, 2018
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