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Nardoa tuberculata
Locally know in Indonesia as "Bintang Laut Jerapah" (Sea-Giraffe Star), is pale brown in colour with light spots and dark meshing lines forming a mosaic pattern over the body, diameter size of 20cm, five cylindrical arms with a white central rosette.
Spotted at Nusa Dua, Bali during low tide, costal reef area. Is a tropical echinoderm seastar species that occur throughout tropical reefs including Philippine Islands, S. Japan, Caroline Islands, East Indies, China, south Japan, South Pacific and Australia. Depth range 0-70 m.
Nardoa tuberculata is a Starfish first described by Gray 1840. Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatacea > Valvatida > Ophidiasteridae > Nardoa > Nardoa tuberculata
Spotted on Feb 16, 2015
Submitted on Apr 4, 2017
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