Astroboa nuda | |
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Astroboa nuda feeding at night (Red Sea, Egypt) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Phrynophiurida |
Family: | Gorgonocephalidae |
Genus: | Astroboa |
Species: | A. nuda
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Binomial name | |
Astroboa nuda Lyman, 1874
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Astroboa nuda, the naked basket star or the giant basket star,[a] is a Gorgonocephalid basket star, a type of echinoderm.[5][6] Its lengthy arms (up to 1.0 metre (3.3 ft) spanwise) are highly branched. It inhabits reef slopes exposed to current throughout the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Red Sea to New Caledonia. During the day, it coils into a tight ball. At night, it spreads its arms to form a basket to feed on plankton.[7]
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