Oreaster reticulatus, Cushioned star

Oreaster reticulatus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cushioned star

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Valvatida | Oreasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 69 m (Ref. 111335).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Atlantic Ocean: USA through the Caribbean to Brazil, Cape Verde to western Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits Thalassia sp. beds and mangrove channels (Ref. 415, 87194). Known as a potential corallivore that particularly feeds on Agaricia tenuifolia (Ref. 86570).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.4 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 204 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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