{"id":372,"date":"2019-11-04T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavclients.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=372"},"modified":"2020-06-04T05:35:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T05:35:26","slug":"giant-basket-star","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/giant-basket-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant basket star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astroboa_nuda\">\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 vector-button-flush-right\"  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target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gorgonocephalid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basket_star\" title=\"Basket star\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">basket star<\/a>, a type of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Echinoderm\" title=\"Echinoderm\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">echinoderm<\/a>. Its lengthy arms (spanning up to 1.0 metre (3.3&#160;ft)) are highly branched. It inhabits <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\" title=\"Coral reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">reef slopes<\/a> exposed to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subsurface_ocean_current\" title=\"Subsurface ocean current\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">current<\/a> throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a>, ranging from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Sea\" title=\"Red Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red Sea<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Caledonia\" title=\"New Caledonia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">New Caledonia<\/a>. During the day, it coils into a tight ball inside a nook in the reef. At night, it spreads its arms to form a basket to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planktivore\" title=\"Planktivore\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">feed on plankton<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>This species is a typical basket star, with arms divided into five sections,<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template\" style=\"margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Please_clarify\" title=\"Wikipedia:Please clarify\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (July 2024)\">clarification needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup> with many smaller arms branching off of these sections.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;8-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The arms can range throughout a variety of lengths both within and among individuals of <i>Astroboa nuda<\/i>. Shorter arms help the basket stars attach themselves to a substrate, and may also help carry food from the longer arms, which catch prey, to the mouth.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;9-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p><i>A. nuda<\/i> have a simple digestive system, consisting of an esophagus connected to a sac-like stomach. They have no anus or intestines. The mouth is found on the underside of the body.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;8-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The waste product of basket stars comes in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ammonia\" title=\"Ammonia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ammonia<\/a>, and is removed from the body through <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diffusion\" title=\"Diffusion\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">diffusion<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:3&#95;10-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:3-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Type_specimen\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Type specimen\" target=\"_new\">type specimen<\/a> of <i>Astroboa nuda<\/i> was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_description\" title=\"Species description\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">described<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1874\" title=\"1874\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">1874<\/a> as <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astrophyton\" title=\"Astrophyton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Astrophyton<\/a> nudum<\/i>, from a specimen collected in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" title=\"Philippines\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Philippines<\/a> by \"Semper\". The specimen was noted as having \"No tentacle scales on pores. Disk and arms quite smooth; the latter ringed with faint lines, which, magnified, are seen to be rows of minute conical <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Papilla\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wiktionary:Papilla\" target=\"_new\">papillae<\/a>. One large <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madreporite\" title=\"Madreporite\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">madreporic body<\/a>.\" The species possesses twenty arms which are smooth, lacking <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spine_(zoology)\" title=\"Spine (zoology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">spines<\/a> or \"grains\"; upon closer inspection a network of \"cross-lines\" are visible. Each joint of the arms is marked by a ridge of papillae, which are made up of hooks that become more annular farther up the arm, \"encircling the arm in a single row\" on the distal-most part of the arms. The disk is \"essentially naked\" or unornamented, which may be the reason for this basket star's name, although this was not directly stated. The \"mouth-papillae\", teeth, and \"tooth-papillae\" are of a uniform spiniform shape, three of which \"represent teeth\" are longer than the others. The madreporic body is at the \"inner angle\" of the interbrachial space, near the delineation of the animal's upper and lower surface. This specimen's color lightens at the tips, being yellowish brown after some <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoological_specimen\" title=\"Zoological specimen\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">time in alcohol<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Original&#95;Description&#95;11-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Original_Description-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It is now labeled with the specimen number <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology\" title=\"Museum of Comparative Zoology\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">MCZ<\/a> OPH-2911.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-WoRMS&#95;12-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-WoRMS-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Live <i>A. nuda<\/i> are usually dark <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Violet_(color)\" title=\"Violet (color)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">violet<\/a>, black, or dark brown in color, but can occasionally be pale yellow (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cream-colored\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Cream-colored\" target=\"_new\">cream-colored<\/a>).<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability\" title=\"Wikipedia:Verifiability\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"Is this species actually polychromatic? (April 2025)\">verification needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup> Typically, the yellow <i>A. nuda<\/i> tend to be larger. This <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polymorphism_(biology)\" title=\"Polymorphism (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">variation<\/a> in color and size have not been shown to cause differences in behavior.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;9-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Habitat_and_Distribution\">Habitat and Distribution<\/h2><\/div>\n<p><i>Astroboa nuda<\/i> are found throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropics\" title=\"Tropics\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">tropical<\/a> seas of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a>, occurring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_Aqaba\" title=\"Gulf of Aqaba\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of Aqaba<\/a> at its northernmost range,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;9-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> down south to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madagascar\" title=\"Madagascar\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Madagascar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" title=\"Mozambique\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mozambique<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" title=\"South Africa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">South Africa<\/a>,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-WoRMS&#95;12-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-WoRMS-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and eastwards to the seas around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indonesia\" title=\"Indonesia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indonesia<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippines\" title=\"Philippines\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Philippines<\/a>, the northern coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" title=\"Australia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Australia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Caledonia\" title=\"New Caledonia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">New Caledonia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vanuatu\" title=\"Vanuatu\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Vanuatu<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-GBIF&#95;13-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-GBIF-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Like other gorgonocephalids, they are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benthos\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Benthos\" target=\"_new\">benthic<\/a>, commonly being found on the seafloor at depths greater than twenty meters, and up to 120 metres (390&#160;ft) down in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Submarine_canyon\" title=\"Submarine canyon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">submarine canyons<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sodwana_Bay\" title=\"Sodwana Bay\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sodwana Bay<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;14-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Unlike some other species within Ophiuroidea that form <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aggregation_(ethology)\" title=\"Aggregation (ethology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">aggregations<\/a>, <i>Astroboa nuda<\/i> are usually found alone or in groups of two to four.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;9-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Ecology\">Ecology<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Close-up_of_basket_star_arm_fragment_in_the_Red_Sea.JPG\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/de\/Close-up_of_basket_star_arm_fragment_in_the_Red_Sea.JPG\/250px-Close-up_of_basket_star_arm_fragment_in_the_Red_Sea.JPG\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Highly branched arms of <i>A. nuda<\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Sea\" title=\"Red Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red Sea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" title=\"Egypt\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Egypt<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><i>Astroboa nuda<\/i> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Filter_feeder\" title=\"Filter feeder\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">filter feeder<\/a> and usually <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planktivore\" title=\"Planktivore\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">feeds on plankton<\/a>, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crustacean_larva\" title=\"Crustacean larva\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">larvae<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Decapoda\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Decapoda\" target=\"_new\">decapods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copepod\" title=\"Copepod\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">copepods<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ichthyoplankton\" title=\"Ichthyoplankton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">those of fish<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;8-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Due to their light sensitivity, <i>A. nuda<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phototaxis\" title=\"Phototaxis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">hides in nearby shelters<\/a> during the day, but branch out at night to feed; a high-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electric_torch\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Electric torch\" target=\"_new\">electric torch<\/a> may induce a similar retreat to shelter. They feed from approximately two hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunset\" title=\"Sunset\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sunset<\/a>, to about one hour before <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunrise\" title=\"Sunrise\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sunrise<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-15\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>14<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;9-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> They usually <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Site_fidelity\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Site fidelity\" target=\"_new\">return to the same spot every night<\/a>, and are active during all seasons of the year. They prefer calm, lightly disturbed waters.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;16-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> If the area is heavily disturbed causing irregular current, they usually remain sheltered behind coral heads, or other sections of the reef.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;9-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The class Ophiuroidea usually reproduces <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexual_reproduction\" title=\"Sexual reproduction\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sexually<\/a>, although asexual reproduction by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fission_(biology)\" title=\"Fission (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">fission<\/a> can occur as well.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;8-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Typically, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dioecy\" title=\"Dioecy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">separate male and female<\/a> basket stars, which release sperm and eggs into the water. The sperm and eggs then join, and the larvae develop in the water; this process is known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broadcast_spawning\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Broadcast spawning\" target=\"_new\">broadcast spawning<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;8-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <i>Astroboa nuda<\/i> itself has been observed off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" title=\"Egypt\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Egypt<\/a> to broadcast spawn 6 to 5 days before the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Full_moon\" title=\"Full moon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">full moon<\/a>, spawning in synchrony with species such as <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tectus_dentatus\" title=\"Tectus dentatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Tectus dentatus<\/a><\/i>, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leiaster\" title=\"Leiaster\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Leiaster<\/a><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cf.\" title=\"Cf.\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cf.<\/a> <i><\/i>, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mithrodia_clavigera\" title=\"Mithrodia clavigera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mithrodia clavigera<\/a><\/i>, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pearsonothuria_graeffei\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pearsonothuria graeffei\" target=\"_new\">Pearsonothuria graeffei<\/a><\/i>, and <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tridacna_maxima\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tridacna maxima\" target=\"_new\">Tridacna maxima<\/a><\/i>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-17\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Basket stars generally have very few predators, as they are low in nutritional value, but are preyed upon by some fish.<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template\" style=\"margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Please_clarify\" title=\"Wikipedia:Please clarify\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"Does this also include A. nuda? What fish consume basket stars? (September 2024)\">clarification needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:3&#95;10-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:3-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> They may <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autotomy\" title=\"Autotomy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">break off part or all of one of their arms<\/a> in order to escape, but these arms will <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regeneration_(biology)\" title=\"Regeneration (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">regenerate<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:3&#95;10-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:3-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Basket stars are often also caught by humans as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/By-catch\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"By-catch\" target=\"_new\">by-catch<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commercial_fishing\" title=\"Commercial fishing\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">commercial fishing<\/a>, especially when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trawling\" title=\"Trawling\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">trawling<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;14-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Symbioses\">Symbioses<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apogonidae\" title=\"Apogonidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cardinalfish<\/a> of the genus <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apogon\" title=\"Apogon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Apogon<\/a><\/i> may shelter amongst the arms of <i>Astroboa nuda<\/i>, apparently feeding on the food captured by the basket star.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-18\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> <i>A. nuda<\/i> also serves as a host to large copepod populations. These copepods, of the species <i><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lichomolgidae\" title=\"Lichomolgidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Lichomolgidae<\/a>) and <i><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asterocheridae\" title=\"Asterocheridae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Asterocheridae<\/a>) live in the stomach of the basket stars.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;16-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In addition, <i>C. singularis<\/i>, <i><\/i>, <i>D. connexus<\/i>, and <i><\/i> also live as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ectoparasite\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ectoparasite\" target=\"_new\">ectoparasites<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-WoRMS&#95;12-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-WoRMS-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Gallery\">Gallery<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul class=\"center gallery mw-gallery-traditional\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 285px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Basket_Star_(Astroboa_nuda)_(6053316668).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c8\/Basket_Star_%28Astroboa_nuda%29_%286053316668%29.jpg\/250px-Basket_Star_%28Astroboa_nuda%29_%286053316668%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" 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: 285px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gorgon_Head_Basket_Star,Astroba_nuda_at_Dangerous_Reef,_St_John%27s_reefs,_Red_Sea,_Egypt_-SCUBA_(6331535415).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/97\/Gorgon_Head_Basket_Star%2CAstroba_nuda_at_Dangerous_Reef%2C_St_John%27s_reefs%2C_Red_Sea%2C_Egypt_-SCUBA_%286331535415%29.jpg\/250px-Gorgon_Head_Basket_Star%2CAstroba_nuda_at_Dangerous_Reef%2C_St_John%27s_reefs%2C_Red_Sea%2C_Egypt_-SCUBA_%286331535415%29.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: 285px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ofiura_(Astroboa_nuda),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-15,_DD_149.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/99\/Ofiura_%28Astroboa_nuda%29%2C_mar_Rojo%2C_Egipto%2C_2023-04-15%2C_DD_149.jpg\/250px-Ofiura_%28Astroboa_nuda%29%2C_mar_Rojo%2C_Egipto%2C_2023-04-15%2C_DD_149.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" 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: 285px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Astroboa_nuda_30611236.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ec\/Astroboa_nuda_30611236.jpg\/250px-Astroboa_nuda_30611236.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" 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: 285px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Giant_basket_star_(Astroboa_nuda)_(26295193619).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/24\/Giant_basket_star_%28Astroboa_nuda%29_%2826295193619%29.jpg\/250px-Giant_basket_star_%28Astroboa_nuda%29_%2826295193619%29.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: 285px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 150px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Gorgon_Head_Basket_Star,Astroba_nuda_at_Sataya_Reef_(night),_Red_Sea,_Egypt_-SCUBA_-UNDERWATER_-PICTURES_(6406255651).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7c\/Gorgon_Head_Basket_Star%2CAstroba_nuda_at_Sataya_Reef_%28night%29%2C_Red_Sea%2C_Egypt_-SCUBA_-UNDERWATER_-PICTURES_%286406255651%29.jpg\/250px-Gorgon_Head_Basket_Star%2CAstroba_nuda_at_Sataya_Reef_%28night%29%2C_Red_Sea%2C_Egypt_-SCUBA_-UNDERWATER_-PICTURES_%286406255651%29.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<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Note\">Note<\/h2><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\"><ol class=\"references\" data-mw-group=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-7\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-7\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\">Common names;<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><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><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><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1327269900\" \/><div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns\"><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\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/ophiuroidea\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213439\" target=\"_new\">The World Ophiuroidea Database - Astroboa nuda (Lyman, 1874)<\/a><\/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\"><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/349183-Astroboa-nuda\" target=\"_new\">\"Naked Basket Star Astroboa nuda\"<\/a>. <i>inaturalist.org<\/i>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. 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