Culcita novaeguineae Cushion star, Pin-Kissen Sea Star

Culcita novaeguineaeis commonly referred to as Cushion star, Pin-Kissen Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Culcita novaeguineae
German:: Großer Kissenseestern, Östlicher Kissen-Seestern, Neuguinea-Kissenstern
English:: Cushion Star, Pin-Kissen Sea Star

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Culcita (Genus) > novaeguineae (Species)
Initial determination:: Müller & Troschel, 1842

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, China, French Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Seychelles, Tuamoto Islands, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 90 Meter
Size:: up to 15.75" (40 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: Coral polyps = corallivorous, Detritus, Invertebrates
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Culcita coniifolia
Culcita coriacea
Culcita macrocarpa
Culcita novaeguineae
Großer Kissenseestern, Östlicher Kissen-Seestern, Neuguinea-Kissenstern
Culcita schmideliana
Stachel-Kissenstern

More related species in this lexicon:

Culcita sp.
Kissen-Seestern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-01-14 19:39:50
Last edit:: 2017-12-02 09:59:43

Info

Der Culcita novaeguineae kommt in vielen verschiedenen Färbungen vor, er hat keine bzw. nur sehr kleine Stacheln.

Scientific paper

Asterosaponins and glycosylated polyhydroxysteroids from the starfish Culcita novaeguineae and their cytotoxic activities, Ngoan, Bui Thi; Hanh, Tran Thi Hong; Vien, Le Thi; Diep, Chau Ngoc; Thao, Nguyen Phuong; Thao, Do Thi; Thanh, Nguyen Van; Cuong, Nguyen Xuan; Nam, Nguyen Hoai; Thung, Do Cong; Kiem, Phan Van; Kim, Young Ho; Minh, Chau Van , 2015
Symbiosis of the sea star shrimp, Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae), and cushion star, Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Oreasteridae): host finding and benefits, Olliff, Eric R. R., 2013
Two new 24-hydroxylated asterosaponins from Culcita novaeguineae, Xiao Guang Ma; Hai Feng Tang; Chang Hai Zhao; Ning Ma; Min Na Yao; Ai Dong Wen, 2009
Cytotoxic Asterosaponins Capable of Promoting Polymerization of Tubulin from the Starfish Culcita novaeguineae, Tang, Hai-Feng; Cheng, Guang; Wu, Jun; Chen, Xiao-Li; Zhang, Shu-Yu; Wen, Ai-Dong; Lin, Hou-Wen , 2009
Asterosaponins from the starfish Culcita novaeguineae and their bioactivities, Hai-Feng Tang; Yang-Hua Yi; Ling Li; Peng Sun; San-Qi Zhang; Yue-Ping Zhao, 2006
Asterosaponin 1, a cytostatic compound from the starfishCulcita novaeguineae, functions by inducing apoptosis in human glioblastoma U87MG cells, Guang Cheng; Xiang Zhang; Hai-Feng Tang; Yun Zhang; Xin-Hai Zhang; Wei-Dong Cao; Da-Kuan Gao; Xi-Ling Wang; Bo-quan Jin, 2006
Bioactive Asterosaponins from the Starfish Culcita novaeguineae, Tang, Hai-Feng; Yi, Yang-Hua; Li, Ling; Sun, Peng; Zhang, San-Qi; Zhao, Yue-Ping , 2005
Three New Asterosaponins from the Starfish Culcita novaeguineae and their Bioactivity, Tang, Hai-Feng; Yi, Yang-Hua; Li, Ling; Sun, Peng; Zhang, San-Qi; Zhao, Yue-Ping , 2005
Feeding biology of a Hawaiian sea star corallivore, Culcita novaeguineae Muller & Troschel, Peter W. Glynn; David A. Krupp, 1986
Culcitosides C2and C3from the starfishCulcita novaeguineae, A. A. Kicha; A. I. Kalinovskii; P. V. Andrishchenko; E. V. Lenina, 1986
Estimating the length of the exponential growth phase: Growth increment observations on the coral-reef asteroidCulcita novaeguineae, M. Yamaguchi, 1976

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Bioactive asterosaponins from the starfish Culcita novaeguineae. (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Bernd Hoppe (divemecressi) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Culcita novaeguineae; Aufnahme Raja Ampat

Culcita novaeguineae, Copyright by Aitsch-Pi

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