Coscinasterias tenuispina

Coscinasterias tenuispina

Scientific name	Coscinasterias tenuispina
Descriptor	Lamarck
Year of description	1816
IUCN category (World)	NE
Family	Asteriidae
Genus	Coscinasterias

Introduction

Coscinasterias tenuispina is a salt water echinoderm from the Mediterranean Sea.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Size

10 - 20 cm

Size

10 - 20 cm

How to recognize Coscinasterias tenuispina ?

Coscinasterias tenuispina measures between 10 and 20 cm. This echinoderm is multicolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune, bleu and marron body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

scavenger
Sociability

solitary
territorial

No
Way of living

nocturnal

Coscinasterias tenuispina is an echinoderm solitary. This species is scavenger . This echinoderm lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.

Although Coscinasterias tenuispina is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare

Active sexual selection

No

Coscinasterias tenuispina is an echinoderm ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Mediterranean Sea

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : NE

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Depth

0 - 170 m

Biotope presentation

Coscinasterias tenuispina is most often found at a depth between 0m and 170m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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