Pteraster militaris, Wrinkled sea star

Pteraster militaris   (Müller, 1776)

Wrinkled sea star

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Velatida | Pterasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 6 - 3635 m (Ref. 119490).  Boreal

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumboreal and polar: from Sea of Japan to Bering Sea and northern USA in the Pacific and from USA to Norway in the Atlantic. Boreal to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 93256)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. It is found on soft bottoms in subtidal areas to a depth of 1,100 meters (Ref. 865).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Females brood large, yolky eggs (Ref. 865).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Glagolev, S.M., L.A. Abramova and A.A. Vedenin. 2006. (Ref. 3527)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  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): 0.7 - 9.3, mean 3.7 (based on 1247 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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