Mar 19, 2023
A chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
by Bernard Dupont
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A chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
by Bernard Dupont
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Knobbly sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)
Photo by Loh Kok Sheng
The Chocolate Chip Starfish (Protoreaster nodosus) is an Indo-Pacific echinoderm that feeds on microbiota/microalgae. Their spines have been suggested as a defence mechanism against predatory triggerfish.
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Chocolate Chip Sea Star Protoreaster nodosus
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Étoile de mer à cornes rouges de Zanzibar, Tanzanie. Drôle de bestiole qui arrive à ouvrir les mollusques et sort son estomac pour en digérer la partie comestible. En bon carnivore, elle mange aussi les oursins, les coraux, éponges, anémones, etoile de mer.... rien ne l'arrête. Tel un super héros, elles ont des capacités régénératrices. Une morceau de bras peut se régénérer en une étoile de mer complète. Elles ont une reproduction asexuee. Riche en asterosaponine, on les étudie pour des traitements contre les tumeurs cancéreuses. #protoreaster #redstar #starfish #protoreasterlincki #dlvmonster #dlv #cornerouge #tanzania #seamonster
Protoreaster nodosus | ©Benjamin Naden (Lembeh, Indonesia)
Protoreaster nodosus (Oreasteridae) is a relatively large Indo-Pacific asteroid (radius of approximately 15 cm), which is commonly encountered in relatively shallow waters. It primarily inhabits seagrass meadows in the triangle formed by the Seychelles, New Caledonia, and southern Japan [1].
Protoreaster nodosus is commonly named Horned sea star, Chocolate Chip sea star and Knobbly sea star, due to the presence of large, darkly pigmented nodules (tubercles) on its dorsal surface. The nodules are scattered irregularly on the central disk, but aligned in a series along the mid-line of each arm [2].
The color of the body is quite variable, ranging from orange, red, brown and beige to bluish-brown. They have a radius of approximately 15 cm.
Chocolate-chip Sea Star | ©Albert Kang (Cebu, Philippines)
A Chocolate Chip or Horned Sea Star, Protoreaster nodosus, in a strange position, as if he were doing gymnastics.
Animalia - Echinodermata - Asteroidea - Valvatida - Oreasteridae - Protoreaster - P. nodosus