Biology:Metrodira subulata
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Short description: Species of starfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Spinulosida |
| Family: | Echinasteridae |
| Genus: | Metrodira |
| Species: | M. subulata
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| Metrodira subulata Gray, 1840 [1]
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Metrodira subulata is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae. It is found on the seabed in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific region.
Description
Metrodira subulata has long, slender tapering arms. The aboral (upper) surface has many granulations and large pores. The margins have a row of smooth plates and there are short spines at the junctions of the plates. The colour of the aboral surface is yellowish brown.[2] The spines are red, which contrasts with the sombre body colour and is considered an aposematic trait.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mah, Christopher (2010). "Metrodira subulata Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292752.
- ↑ Gray, John Edward (1841). "A Synopsis of the Genera and Species of the Class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus)". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (Taylor & Francis): 282. https://books.google.com/books?id=14E5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA282.
- ↑ Inbar, Moshe; Lev-Yadun, Simcha (2005). "Conspicuous and aposematic spines in the animal kingdom". Naturwissenschaften 92 (4): 170–172. doi:10.1007/s00114-005-0608-2. PMID 15761732.
Wikidata ☰ Q2901515 entry
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