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Étoile de mer violette (Ophidiaster ophidianus) : diamètre des bras constant et grand flexibilité
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Red starfish
Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840
AnimalsEchinodermaAsteroids (starfish)
Taille : 20 cm de diamètre
Couleur : jaune pâle, orange ou rouge vif (dessous plus clair)
Aspect : peau lisse, disque central, cinq bras coniques marqués par 10 rangées de petites cratères (sorties des branchies)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Smooth starfishBritish English
- Glatter SeesternGerman (Germany)
- Estrella de mar lisaEuropean Spanish
- Etoile de mer lisseFrench (France)
- Stella arancioItalian (Italy)
- Stella lisciaItalian (Italy)
- Gladde zeesterDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- mer-littoral Etoile de mer lisse
- LE GRANCHÉ Philippe, FOVEAU Aurélie in : DORIS, 13/11/2013 : Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/546
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 23/04/2020 : Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/453
Modification history
- Created by Collèges 2A Mini Graines on 30/03/2020
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