{"id":367,"date":"2019-11-04T12:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavclients.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=367"},"modified":"2020-07-06T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T09:39:22","slug":"chocolate-chip-sea-star","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/chocolate-chip-sea-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate chip sea  star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protoreaster_nodosus\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left 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For the related East Pacific species known by this name, see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nidorellia_armata\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Nidorellia armata\" target=\"_new\">Nidorellia armata<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n<\/p>\n\n<p><i><b>Protoreaster nodosus<\/b><\/i>, commonly known as the <b>horned sea star<\/b> or <b>chocolate chip sea star<\/b>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> is a species of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_star\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sea star\" target=\"_new\">sea star<\/a> found in the warm, shallow waters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a> region. They are sometimes seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marine_aquarium\" title=\"Marine aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">marine aquarium<\/a> trade or dried and sold as curios.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Horned_Starfish_Macro.JPG\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4e\/Horned_Starfish_Macro.JPG\/250px-Horned_Starfish_Macro.JPG\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dried specimen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Starfish_in_lagoon_on_Pom_Pom_Island,_Celebes_resort,_Sabah.JPG\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0e\/Starfish_in_lagoon_on_Pom_Pom_Island%2C_Celebes_resort%2C_Sabah.JPG\/330px-Starfish_in_lagoon_on_Pom_Pom_Island%2C_Celebes_resort%2C_Sabah.JPG\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" style=\"--mw-file-upright: 1.1\" class=\"mw-file-element mw-file-upright\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A group of knobby sea stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia\" title=\"Malaysia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Malaysia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dried_Star_Fish.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/76\/Dried_Star_Fish.jpg\/250px-Dried_Star_Fish.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dried sea stars for touristic trade in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" title=\"Philippines\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Philippines<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Protoreaster_nodosus_from_the_Philippines.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/47\/Protoreaster_nodosus_from_the_Philippines.jpg\/250px-Protoreaster_nodosus_from_the_Philippines.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"147\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Protoreaster nodosus from the Philippines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Starfish_in_the_Dominican_Republic%27s_coast.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/Starfish_in_the_Dominican_Republic%27s_coast.jpg\/250px-Starfish_in_the_Dominican_Republic%27s_coast.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Starfish in the Dominican Republic's coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><i>P. nodosus<\/i> possess rows of spines or \"horns\"; black conical points arranged in a single row, radially on the dorsal side, which may erode and become blunt. These dark protrusions can intimidate possible predators by looking frightening or dangerous. On the ventral side, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tube_feet\" title=\"Tube feet\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">tube feet<\/a>, purple in color (or pale, transparent pink), are arranged in rows on each arm. Most horned sea stars found are a roughly rigid five-pointed star-shape with tapering arms to the end, although there are anomalies like four or six-armed specimens; they may grow up to 30&#160;cm (12&#160;in) in diameter.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The sea stars are usually colored in shades of red or brown, but can be light tan, resembling the color of cookie dough. This coloration, combined with the small horns on its dorsal side, give the sea star an appearance similar to a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chocolate_chip_cookie\" title=\"Chocolate chip cookie\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">chocolate chip cookie<\/a>.\n<\/p><p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align:center;\" class=\"gallery mw-gallery-packed\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 162px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 160px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Horned_Sea_Star,_Bunaken_Island.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7b\/Horned_Sea_Star%2C_Bunaken_Island.jpg\/250px-Horned_Sea_Star%2C_Bunaken_Island.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 196px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 194px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Protoreaster_nodosus.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f4\/Protoreaster_nodosus.jpg\/330px-Protoreaster_nodosus.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 195.33333333333px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 193.33333333333px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Protoreaster_nodosus_2.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Oral face\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oral face\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/64\/Protoreaster_nodosus_2.jpg\/330px-Protoreaster_nodosus_2.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"120\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Oral face<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Habitat_and_behavior\">Habitat and behavior<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Horned sea stars prefer sheltered, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sand\" title=\"Sand\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sandy<\/a> or slightly <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mud\" title=\"Mud\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">muddy<\/a> bottoms to hard substrata such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\" title=\"Coral reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral reef<\/a>, and are frequently sighted conspicuously between the leaves of seagrasses on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_grass\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sea grass\" target=\"_new\">sea grass<\/a> meadows or on blank stretches of coral sand. Field studies suggest the species could be restricted to the western Pacific Ocean (Thailand to Samoa and Japan to New Caledonia). In shallow water, this species can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intertidal\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Intertidal\" target=\"_new\">intertidally<\/a>, occasionally exposed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Low_tide\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Low tide\" target=\"_new\">low tide<\/a>. They do not withstand rapid changes well, and usually keep themselves underwater. Many individuals of this species can be seen gathering on soft ocean bottoms. While the cause is mostly unknown, it is thought to likely increase the chance of fertilization when spawning, or is simply a suitable feeding ground.\n<\/p><p>Horned sea stars are opportunistic carnivores; adults are known to prey on most <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sessility_(motility)\" title=\"Sessility (motility)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sessile<\/a> life forms including hard <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral\" title=\"Coral\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">corals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_sponge\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sea sponge\" target=\"_new\">sponges<\/a> in an aquarium. In this same environment, they will hunt down snails for food. An individual horned sea star has been observed eating a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_urchin\" title=\"Sea urchin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sea urchin<\/a> in their natural habitat.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>As with other tropical <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Echinoderms\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Echinoderms\" target=\"_new\">echinoderms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commensalism\" title=\"Commensalism\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">commensal<\/a> animals like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrimps\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Shrimps\" target=\"_new\">shrimps<\/a> (of genus <i>Periclimenes<\/i>), tiny <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brittle_star\" title=\"Brittle star\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">brittle stars<\/a> and even juvenile <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filefish\" title=\"Filefish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filefish<\/a> can be found on the surface of a horned sea star.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> This may be attributed to its protective nature, as the horned sea star has few predators.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Overharvesting\">Overharvesting<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>In many tropical Asian and Pacific countries, where horned sea stars are collected for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_shell\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sea shell\" target=\"_new\">sea shell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trade\" title=\"Trade\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">trade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overharvest\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Overharvest\" target=\"_new\">overharvesting<\/a> has a severe impact on the population of the echinoderms. A related species, the Atlantic <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oreaster_reticulatus\" title=\"Oreaster reticulatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Oreaster reticulatus<\/a><\/i>, commonly known as Bahama Sea Star, is similarly a once-abundant species reduced in number due to continuous harvesting by both industry and tourists alike.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-1\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20071011203555\/http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\/sea\/fact_sheets.cfm?id=101\" target=\"_new\">\"Shedd Aquarium\"<\/a>. Archived from <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\/sea\/fact_sheets.cfm?id=101\" target=\"_new\">the original<\/a> on 2007-10-11<span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">2007-11-10<\/span><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Shedd+Aquarium&amp;rft&#95;id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheddaquarium.org%2Fsea%2Ffact&#95;sheets.cfm%3Fid%3D101&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProtoreaster+nodosus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-2\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-2\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFArthur&#95;R.&#95;BosGirley&#95;S.&#95;GumanaoJoan&#95;C.E.&#95;AlipoyoLemuel&#95;T.&#95;Cardona2008\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Arthur R. Bos; Girley S. Gumanao; Joan C.E. Alipoyo; Lemuel T. Cardona (2008-10-08). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2Fs00227-008-1064-2\" target=\"_new\">\"Population dynamics, reproduction and growth of the Indo-Pacific horned sea star, <i>Protoreaster nodosus<\/i> (Echinodermata; Asteroidea)\"<\/a>. <i>Marine Biology<\/i>. <b>156<\/b>: <span class=\"nowrap\">55\u2013<\/span>63. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2Fs00227-008-1064-2\" target=\"_new\">10.1007\/s00227-008-1064-2<\/a><\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hdl_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Hdl (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">hdl<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2066%2F72067\" target=\"_new\">2066\/72067<\/a><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Marine+Biology&amp;rft.atitle=Population+dynamics%2C+reproduction+and+growth+of+the+Indo-Pacific+horned+sea+star%2C+Protoreaster+nodosus+%28Echinodermata%3B+Asteroidea%29&amp;rft.volume=156&amp;rft.pages=55-63&amp;rft.date=2008-10-08&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Ahdl%2F2066%2F72067&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1007%2Fs00227-008-1064-2&amp;rft.au=Arthur+R.+Bos&amp;rft.au=Girley+S.+Gumanao&amp;rft.au=Joan+C.E.+Alipoyo&amp;rft.au=Lemuel+T.+Cardona&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1007%252Fs00227-008-1064-2&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProtoreaster+nodosus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-3\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-3\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">Gremli MS, Newman HE, <i>Insight Guides Underwater: Marine Life In the South China Sea<\/i>, page 159. APA Publications GmbH &amp; Co. Verlag KG., 1993<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-4\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-4\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aquariadise.com\/chocolate-chip-starfish\/\" target=\"_new\">\"Chocolate Chip Starfish: Care Guide For The Spotted Species\"<\/a><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">2024-09-01<\/span><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Chocolate+Chip+Starfish%3A+Care+Guide+For+The+Spotted+Species&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquariadise.com%2Fchocolate-chip-starfish%2F&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProtoreaster+nodosus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Bibliography\">Bibliography<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFDucarme2022\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Ducarme, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric (2022). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/9hx8h1tk#main\" target=\"_new\">\"How to assess the absence of a species? A revision of the geographical range of the horned sea star, Protoreaster nodosus (Echinodermata; Asteroidea)\"<\/a>. <i>Frontiers of Biogeography<\/i>. <b>14<\/b> (3). <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21425%2FF5FBG56187\" target=\"_new\">10.21425\/F5FBG56187<\/a><\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Frontiers+of+Biogeography&amp;rft.atitle=How+to+assess+the+absence+of+a+species%3F+A+revision+of+the+geographical+range+of+the+horned+sea+star%2C+Protoreaster+nodosus+%28Echinodermata%3B+Asteroidea%29&amp;rft.volume=14&amp;rft.issue=3&amp;rft.date=2022&amp;rft&#95;id=info%3Adoi%2F10.21425%2FF5FBG56187&amp;rft.aulast=Ducarme&amp;rft.aufirst=Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric&amp;rft&#95;id=https%3A%2F%2Fescholarship.org%2Fuc%2Fitem%2F9hx8h1tk%23main&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProtoreaster+nodosus\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-External_links\">External links<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wildsingapore.com\/wildfacts\/echinodermata\/asteroidea\/protoreaster.htm\" target=\"_new\">Wild Fact Sheet's fact sheet for <i>Protoreaster nodosus<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos of <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sealifecollection.org\/taxon\/213285\" target=\"_new\">Protoreaster nodosus<\/a> in the Sealife Collection<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers3526\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers3526\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Protoreaster nodosus<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1777525\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q1777525\" target=\"_new\">Q1777525<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Protoreaster_nodosus\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Protoreaster nodosus\" target=\"_new\">Protoreaster nodosus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Faunal_Directory\" title=\"Australian Faunal Directory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">AFD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversity.org.au\/afd\/taxa\/Protoreaster_nodosus\" target=\"_new\">Protoreaster_nodosus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=187626\" target=\"_new\">187626<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/4N6V8\" target=\"_new\">4N6V8<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/5187269\" target=\"_new\">5187269<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.org\/taxa\/50412\" target=\"_new\">50412<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11453873\" target=\"_new\">11453873<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=990852\" target=\"_new\">990852<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information\" title=\"National Center for Biotechnology Information\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NCBI<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/datasets\/taxonomy\/572528\/\" target=\"_new\">572528<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation.org\" title=\"Observation.org\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Observation.org<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/observation.org\/species\/534688\/\" target=\"_new\">534688<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/213285\" target=\"_new\">213285<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SeaLifeBase\" title=\"SeaLifeBase\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">SeaLifeBase<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sealifebase.ca\/Summary\/SpeciesSummary.php?id=86714\" target=\"_new\">86714<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Register_of_Marine_Species\" title=\"World Register of Marine Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">WoRMS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213285\" target=\"_new\">213285<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Asterias nodosa<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 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class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/5187260\" target=\"_new\">5187260<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11178731\" target=\"_new\">11178731<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=991176\" 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