Cosmasterias lurida, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
Cosmasterias lurida, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
Cosmasterias lurida, Chubut, Argentina, Photo: Graham Edgar
Cosmasterias lurida, Antartica Chilena, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Polar - southern, Temperate Africa
Description
Large, purplish sea star, with rows of small, cylindrical bumps along arms.
Information
Sea Temperature Range: 2.4-19.0°C
Depth: 0-650m
Habitat: Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (89% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (30 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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