Nardoa novaecaledoniae (Perrier, 1875) is a animal in the Ophidiasteridae family, order Valvatida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nardoa novaecaledoniae (Perrier, 1875)

Nardoa novaecaledoniae (Perrier, 1875)

The yellow mesh sea star Nardoa novaecaledoniae is a tropical reef-dwelling Ophidiasteridae sea star found in the Western Central Pacific.

Genus
Nardoa
Order
Valvatida
Class
Asteroidea

About Nardoa novaecaledoniae (Perrier, 1875)

Nardoa novaecaledoniae, commonly called the yellow mesh sea star, is a sea star species that belongs to the family Ophidiasteridae. This species occurs in the Western Central Pacific Ocean, including the Philippines and the waters around New Caledonia. It inhabits tropical reefs, and can be found at depths between 0 and 30 meters. The maximum total length this species grows to is 25 centimeters.

Photo: (c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claire Goiran · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Valvatida Ophidiasteridae Nardoa

More from Ophidiasteridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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