Description
Origin : Indian Ocean
Size : cm 21-23
Pentaceraster mammillatus Large cm 21-23 Knobbed Starfish Jungle Star Fish Sea Star Echinoderma Asterozoa Asteroidea Oreasteridae. Family: Oreasteridae. Common name: Multicolored Knobbed Sea Star or Jungle Starfish. Syn. Asterias mammillata, Asterias mammillata, Oreaster mammillatus, Oreaster verrucosus, Pentaceraster mamillatus, Pentaceros mammillatus, Pentaceros verrucosus. Pentaceraster mammillatus is a tropical benthic starfish found in a depth range of 4-15 m on soft substrates in sheltered areas of coral reefs. The members of the Oreasteridae family mainly feed on both epifaunal organisms (colonial and/or encrusting organisms) and surface detritus. It is thought to feed by sucking and ingesting epibenthic felt of microorganisms and possibly organic matter.
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