Development and Culture of Feather Stars

Frankie · 06-23-2009, 10:51 AM

Article presented by Lynn (lcstorc) Thanks Lynn!!

An 8 month-old juvenile of Oxycomanthus japonicus.
Feather stars are a group of crinoids without stalks, which is different from sea lilies (stalked crinoids) that have a stalk throughout their life (fig.1). There are more than 500 species of feather stars in the world and the depths of their habitat range from the littoral zone to several thousands of meters in depth. Taxonomically, crinoids belong to echinoderms together with sea urchins, starfish, brittle stars and sea cucumbers. The body of a feather star shows pentaradial symmetry, which is one of the key characteristics of echinoderms.
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redsea reefer · 06-23-2009, 11:41 AM

those are so cool

lcstorc · 06-23-2009, 06:45 PM

I have always been fascinated by these beautiful animals and was thrilled to see they are starting to have success with breeding them.

tektite · 06-23-2009, 07:21 PM

I was just reading this article yesterday. Very cool.

Frankie · 06-23-2009, 07:52 PM

I have always wanted one. They get pretty big if I am not mistaken and not reef aquarium compatible right? I have not read the complete article yet.

tektite · 06-23-2009, 09:06 PM

They eat microscopic plankton, makes it near impossible for them to live in aquariums unfortunately. They're awesome but it makes me really sad to see them in any LFS.

Even in this article, their propagation was accomplished in the ocean, not aquariums.

Clownfish518 · 06-23-2009, 09:09 PM

Not just micro plankton; they seem to be obligate eaters so it has to be the right type of micro plankton.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,482 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Development and Culture of Feather Stars I have always been fascinated by these beautiful animals and was thrilled to see they are starting to have success with breeding them. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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tektite Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 810 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Development and Culture of Feather Stars I was just reading this article yesterday. Very cool. __________________ --Tek-- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced. 31337 is a prime number... My 150 gallon reef thread My Fish Room construction thread

06-23-2009, 09:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
tektite Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 810 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Development and Culture of Feather Stars They eat microscopic plankton, makes it near impossible for them to live in aquariums unfortunately. They're awesome but it makes me really sad to see them in any LFS. Even in this article, their propagation was accomplished in the ocean, not aquariums. __________________ --Tek-- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced. 31337 is a prime number... My 150 gallon reef thread My Fish Room construction thread

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Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 2,136 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Development and Culture of Feather Stars Not just micro plankton; they seem to be obligate eaters so it has to be the right type of micro plankton. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

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