Diplodontias singularis

Badge starfish | Biscuit Starfish | Granulated Hem Star | Granulosa estrella de dobladillo

Diplodontias singularis, Los Lagos, Chile, Photo: Graham Edgar

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Similar Species

Cycethra verrucosa

Ganeria falklandica

Same Genus

Diplodontias dilatatus

Distribution

Temperate South America

Description

Reddish to brown, five armed sea star. Body shape variable from pentagonal to more stellate with more well defined arms. Dorsal surface granulated.

Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: 1.7-18.8°C

Depth: 0-84m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.

Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Widespread (76.5% 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: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.

Edit by: Joe Shields