Sea star data - Encyclopedia of Life

Body symmetry

Paul and Smith 1984
pentaradial symmetry
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/pentaradially_symmetric

Definition: radial symmetry with a five-fold repeating pattern

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_in_biology#Subtypes_of_radial_symmetry

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(adult)

are eaten by

Global Biotic Interactions

Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler 1920)

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Macroptychaster accrescens (Koehler 1920)
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Glyptonotus antarcticus Eights 1852 (Giant Antarctic isopod)
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Labidiaster annulatus Sladen 1889 (Antarctic Sun Starfish)
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Urticinopsis antarctica (Verrill 1922)
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Urticinopsis antarctica (Verrill 1922)

body shape

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radially symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001325

Definition: having equal proportion around a central point or axis

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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diet includes

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phytoplankton
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q184755

Definition: autotrophic components of the plankton community

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detritus
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q736879

Definition: dead particulate organic material

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carrion
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q202994

Definition: dead and decaying flesh of an animal

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feces
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q496

Definition: solid or semisolid remains of the food that could not be digested, from any animal

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algae
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868

Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms

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Thalassiosira tumida
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Chaetoceros dichaeta
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Thalassiosira australis
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Chaetoceros bulbosus (Ehrenberg) Heiden 1928
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Nitzschia lecointei

egg diameter

Marshall et al

170 µm

fertilization

Marshall et al
external fertilization
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/External_fertilization

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #71. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Marshall Et Al

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geographic distribution

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World Register of Marine Species
South Atlantic
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1914

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Falkland Islands
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474414

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South Atlantic Ocean
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3358844

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Antarctic
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6632710

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Argentina
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3865483

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habitat

TreatmentBank
bay
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000032

Definition: An area of water bordered by land on three sides.

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World Register of Marine Species
marine benthic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024

Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.

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benthic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic

Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.

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polar
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000894

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coastal
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687

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latitude

OBIS environmental data records

-37.3098 degrees

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OBIS environmental data records

-78.4 degrees

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locomotion

Smith 1937
crawling
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000363

Definition: Behavior related to the movement resulting by dragging the body close to the ground or substrate

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longitude

OBIS environmental data records

-177.192 degrees

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

179.733 degrees

(max)

marine larval development strategy

Marshall et al
planktotroph
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/planktotrophic

Definition: Planktotrophic species generally have fairly long pelagic larval durations and feed while in the water column. Consequentially, they have the potential to disperse long distances.

Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_larval_ecology#Larval_development_strategies

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mating system

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promiscuous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000067

Definition: A member of one sex mates with any member of the opposite sex

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migration

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nonmigratory
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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mineralized skeleton contains

Mineralogy
high-magnesium calcite
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/highMgCalcite

Definition: Calcium carbonate minerals containing high proportions of magnesium ions. At least 8 mole-% MgCO3.

Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html

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native range includes

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Antarctica
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255152

Attribution: GeoNames

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number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

1105

parental care

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no parental care
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO

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prey on

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Homaxinella balfourensis (Ridley & Dendy 1886)
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Haliclona penicillata (Topsent 1908)
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Antarctotetilla leptoderma (Sollas 1886)
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Mycale (Oxymycale) acerata Kirkpatrick 1907
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Rossella racovitzae Topsent 1901

reproduction

Fairbairn 2013
sexual reproduction
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953

Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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skeleton structure

World Register of Marine Species
endoskeleton
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010362

Definition: internal support structure of an animal, composed of mineralized tissue.

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condensed
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001485

Definition: A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being thicker or more closely packed together; pressed tightly together.

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social system

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group living
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/socialGroupLiving

Definition: where individuals of the same species (conspecifics), maintain spatial proximity with one another over time with mechanisms of social attraction

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_living

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trophic guild

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World Register of Marine Species
predator
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q170430

Definition: Organism that obtains food by hunting

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scavenger
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q172867

Definition: organism that feeds on dead animal and/or plant material

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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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algivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7486201

Definition: consumer that eats algae

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carnivorous scavenger
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/carnivorous_scavenger

Definition: organism that feeds on dead animal material

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type specimen repository

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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visual system

Garm and Nilsson 2014
apposition eyes
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDOMAL_0002229

Definition: A compound eye with no separation between the crystalline-cone layer and the retinula, each rhabdom receiving light only from its own corneal lens.

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water depth

OBIS environmental data records

2902 m

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water dissolved o2 concentration

OBIS environmental data records

8.053 mL/L

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

4.036 mL/L

(min)

water nitrate concentration

OBIS environmental data records

6.335 µmol/l

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

36.002 µmol/l

(max)

water o2 saturation

OBIS environmental data records

99.85 percent

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OBIS environmental data records

52.539 percent

(min)

water phosphate concentration

OBIS environmental data records

2.502 µmol/l

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OBIS environmental data records

0.761 µmol/l

(min)

water salinity

OBIS environmental data records

35.088 psu

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

33.66 psu

(min)

water silicate concentration

OBIS environmental data records

135.683 µmol/l

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

2.84 µmol/l

(min)

water temperature

OBIS environmental data records

-1.951 degrees celsius

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

12.221 degrees celsius

(max)

Sea Star

Odontaster validus Koehler 1906

Body symmetry

are eaten by

are preyed upon by

body shape

cellularity

diet includes

eat

egg diameter

fertilization

geographic distribution

habitat

latitude

locomotion

longitude

marine larval development strategy

mating system

migration

mineralized skeleton contains

native range includes

number of records in gbif

parental care

prey on

reproduction

skeleton structure

social system

trophic guild

type specimen repository

visual system

water depth

water dissolved o2 concentration

water nitrate concentration

water o2 saturation

water phosphate concentration

water salinity

water silicate concentration

water temperature