Blue starfish
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Linckia laevigata |
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Introduction
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Anatomy
The blue starfish has many names including Comet Sea Star, Blue Sea Star, or Blue Linckia Sea Star. It has a bright blue body that sometimes has red or purple spots. The blue starfish gets its color from blue pigment (linckiacyanin) and some yellow pigment (carotenoids). The amount of each pigment makes the color of the blue starfish range from bright blue too orange. [1]When it is younger it has a blue-green color not the bright blue of the adult. It has five arms and radial symmetry. [2]
Reproduction
The blue starfish can reproduve asexually. It can also regenerate a completely new starfish from just about any of any piece of its body that brakes off, this doesn’t usually happen in a home aquarium though. [3]
Ecology
The blue starfish is usually found in sunny of reefs and the reef fringe; it is usually found looking for food. The starfish is omnivores, which means it eats both animals and plants. In a marine aquarium it prefers sandy, well lit or corral, rubble surface to attach to. When it is a young starfish it likes to hide in caves or overhangs, but once it is grown it often is seen attached to rocks waving its arms to catch microbes for food. The blue starfish is mainly solitary in a marine aquarium but it will tolerate other starfish and even sociable fish. It is not tolerant of sudden changes in its oxygen level, or its salinity. Blue starfish are intolerant of copper-based medications and it must not be exposed to air if you handle it. The blue starfish is sometimes bothered by a parasitic gastropod or snail, Thyca crystalline. [4]
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References
- Linckia by Wikispecies.
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