Metrodira subulata has long, slender tapering arms. The aboral (upper) surface has many granulations and large pores. The margins have a row of smooth plates and there are short spines at the junctions of the plates. The colour of the aboral surface is yellowish brown.[2] The spines are red, which contrasts with the sombre body colour and is considered an aposematic trait.[3]
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^ abMah, Christopher (2010). Mah CL (ed.). "Metrodira subulata Gray, 1840". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
^Gray, John Edward (1841). "A Synopsis of the Genera and Species of the Class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus)". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. Taylor & Francis: 282.
^Inbar, Moshe; Lev-Yadun, Simcha (2005). "Conspicuous and aposematic spines in the animal kingdom". Naturwissenschaften. 92 (4): 170–172. doi:10.1007/s00114-005-0608-2. PMID 15761732.
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metrodira, subulata, species, starfish, family, echinasteridae, found, seabed, shallow, parts, indo, pacific, region, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, echinodermataclass, asteroideaorder, spinulosidafamily, echinasteridaegenu. Metrodira subulata is a species of starfish in the family Echinasteridae It is found on the seabed in shallow parts of the Indo Pacific region Metrodira subulataScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum EchinodermataClass AsteroideaOrder SpinulosidaFamily EchinasteridaeGenus MetrodiraSpecies M subulataBinomial nameMetrodira subulataGray 1840 1 Synonyms 1 Fromia subulata Perrier 1878 Linckia subulata Gray 1840 Scaphaster humberti de Loriol 1899 Scytaster subulatus Muller amp Troschel 1842Description editMetrodira subulata has long slender tapering arms The aboral upper surface has many granulations and large pores The margins have a row of smooth plates and there are short spines at the junctions of the plates The colour of the aboral surface is yellowish brown 2 The spines are red which contrasts with the sombre body colour and is considered an aposematic trait 3 References edit a b Mah Christopher 2010 Mah CL ed Metrodira subulata Gray 1840 World Asteroidea database World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2015 07 23 Gray John Edward 1841 A Synopsis of the Genera and Species of the Class Hypostoma Asterias Linnaeus The Annals and Magazine of Natural History Including Zoology Botany and Geology Taylor amp Francis 282 Inbar Moshe Lev Yadun Simcha 2005 Conspicuous and aposematic spines in the animal kingdom Naturwissenschaften 92 4 170 172 doi 10 1007 s00114 005 0608 2 PMID 15761732 nbsp This article about a starfish is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metrodira subulata amp oldid 1187583859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
