Protoreaster lincki
EOL Text
Colour in life: red on pink or grey background, furrow spines white with pink tube feet juveniles mottled blue-green or grey-green. Commonly with commensal carapid fish and paleomonid shrimps (Humphreys, 1981). Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, bay of Bengal and East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). General distribution: tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958); western and central Indian Ocean, including Ceylon, western Australia (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indian Ocean, depth range 1-10 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
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Depth range based on 9 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 23.980 - 25.567
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.156 - 0.311
Salinity (PPS): 34.673 - 35.083
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.640 - 4.820
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 0.201
Silicate (umol/l): 2.541 - 3.887
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 46
Temperature range (°C): 23.980 - 25.567
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.156 - 0.311
Salinity (PPS): 34.673 - 35.083
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.640 - 4.820
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 0.201
Silicate (umol/l): 2.541 - 3.887
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
Genomic DNA is available from 3 specimens with morphological vouchers housed at Florida Museum of Natural History
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