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Macrophiothrix longipeda Very long-armed Brittle Star

Macrophiothrix longipeda is commonly referred to as Very long-armed Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Macrophiothrix longipeda,25mm (central disk), Kwajalein


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lexID:
15591 
AphiaID:
213195 
Scientific:
Macrophiothrix longipeda 
German:
Langarmiger Schlangenstern 
English:
Very Long-armed Brittle Star 
Category:
Wężowidła 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiotrichidae (Family) > Macrophiothrix (Genus) > longipeda (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Aldabra Group, Australia, China, East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 290 Meter 
Size:
7.87" - 31.5" (20cm - 80cm) 
Temperature:
66.02 °F - 82.76 °F (18.9°C - 28.2°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Suspension feeder 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Macrophiothrix albolineata
  • Macrophiothrix albostriata
  • Macrophiothrix aspidota
  • Macrophiothrix bellax
  • Macrophiothrix belli
  • Macrophiothrix caenosa
  • Macrophiothrix callizona
  • Macrophiothrix capillaris
  • Macrophiothrix coerulea
  • Macrophiothrix demessa
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-02-26 16:31:04 

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Macrophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816)

Arm length to 80 cm (about 20 times disc diameter), disc diameter 1-4 cm. Feeds on suspended material and carrion.

Synonymised names:
Macrophiothrix microplax (Bell, 1884) · unaccepted
Macrophiothrix picturata (de Loriol, 1893) · unaccepted
Macrophiothrix punctolimbata (v. Martens, 1870) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted
Ophiothrix microplax Bell, 1884 · unaccepted
Ophiothrix picturatus de Loriol, 1893 · unaccepted
Ophiothrix punctolimbata von Martens, 1870 · unaccepted
Ophiura longipeda Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 26.02.2023.
  2. Wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 26.02.2023.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 26.02.2023.

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Macrophiothrix longipeda,25mm (central disk), Kwajalein
Macrophiothrix longipeda
Macrophiothrix longipeda,25mm (central disk), Kwajalein
Macrophiothrix longipeda,25mm (central disk), Kwajalein
Macrophiothrix longipeda,25mm (central disk), Kwajalein

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