Anasterias antarctica

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Anasterias antarctica

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Anasterias antarctica

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Asteriidae
Genus:	Anasterias
Species:	A. antarctica
Binomial name
*Anasterias antarctica* (Lütken, 1857)^[1]
Synonyms
Anasterias minuta Perrier, 1875 Asteracanthion antarcticus Lütken, 1857 Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884 Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875 Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886 Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862 Eremasterias antarctica (Koehler, 1917) Sporasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857) Sporasterias rugispina Perrier, 1896

Anasterias antarctica, commonly called the Cinderella starfish,^[2] is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is found in coastal waters in the Southern Ocean and around Antarctica.

Description

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This starfish has a maximum arm length of 96 mm (3.8 in).^[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Anasterias antarctica is found in the Southern Ocean and the waters around Antarctica. It is native to Argentina, the Falkland Islands and southern Chile, and several islands in the Southern Ocean. Its depth range is from the intertidal zone down to about 190 m (600 ft), its typical habitat being on rocks, boulders and pebbles and in forests of giant kelp.^[2]

Ecology

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Anasterias antarctica is a predator and scavenger. Its diet includes isopods (Sphaeromatidae), gastropod molluscs including Pareuthria spp., bivalve molluscs, chitons and barnacles. Larger starfish take larger prey.^[3] It is the dominant predator in the tidal and shallow subtidal zones of the Falkland Islands.

A study of the community in the Beagle Channel associated with the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera showed A. antarctica as being at the top trophic level, feeding on the herbivores grazing on the seaweed, on the filter feeders, on the other predators in the community and on the detritivores.^[4]

Breeding takes place between March and July, with the developing embryos being brooded by the parent. Fecundity ranges between 52 and 363 eggs and the highest proportion of females are brooding during May and June. The adult feeds most intensely before and after the brooding period but fasts while brooding; however, adults that are brooding a small number of embryos sometimes feed while brooding.^[4]^[5]^[3] The juveniles are released between September and November, larger ones departing first while smaller ones remain. A 2 mm (0.08 in) juvenile will grow to around 10 mm (0.4 in) in a year. There is some seasonal vertical migration of this species, with larger individuals being found at greater depths and smaller individuals seldom being deeper than 10 m (33 ft) in winter.^[4]^[5]

References

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^ Mah, Christopher (2015). Mah CL (ed.). "Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Vladimir Laptikhovsky; Paul Brickle; Marta Söffker; Deborah Davidson; Marie-Julie Roux; Kalinka Rexer-Huber; Paul E. Brewin; Emma Kälkvist; Judith Brown; Steve Brown; Andy Black; Neil R. Anders; Steve Cartwright; Dion Poncet; Graham Parker (2015). "Life history and population characteristics of the Antarctic starfish, Anasterias antarctica Lütken, 1856 (Asteroidea: Forcipulatida: Asteriidae) around the Falkland Islands". Polar Biology. 38 (4): 463–474. Bibcode:2015PoBio..38..463L. doi:10.1007/s00300-014-1608-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Adami, Mariana L.; Gordillo, Sandra (1999). "Structure and dynamics of the biota associated with Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyta) from the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego" (PDF). Scientia Marina. 63 (1): 183–191. doi:10.3989/scimar.1999.63s1183.
^ ^a ^b Gil, Damián G.; Escudero, Graciela; Zaixso, Héctor E. (2001). "Brooding and development of Anasterias minuta (Asteroidea: Forcipulata) in Patagonia, Argentina". Marine Biology. 158 (11): 2589–2602. doi:10.1007/s00227-011-1760-1.

Taxon identifiers
Anasterias antarctica	Wikidata: Q2698958 CoL: DH4D GBIF: 2274280 iNaturalist: 542244 IRMNG: 10927977 ITIS: 989331 NCBI: 466974 OBIS: 178786 Open Tree of Life: 904273 SeaLifeBase: 154569 WoRMS: 178786
Asteracanthion antarcticus	Wikidata: Q119679575 GBIF: 2274281 IRMNG: 11696227 WoRMS: 378838

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