General information |
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| Asterina pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) | ||
| Common name | Blue bat star | |
| Valid name | Patiria pectinifera (Muller & Troschel, 1842) | |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | - |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Echinodermata; Eleutherozoa; Asterozoa; Asteroidea; Forcipulatacea; Forcipulatida; Asteriidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | - |
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| Occurrence | - | |
| Importance | Ornamental |
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| Remarks | It is used as a model organism in developmental biology. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | The Misaki Marine Biological Station, University of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| Source of chromosomes | Blastulae (embryo) |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 22m+18sm+2st+2t |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | 1 to 5 |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | NORs located on 2 chromosome pairs |
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| Reference(s) |
Saotome K, Komatsu M (2002). Chromosomes of Japanese starfishes. Zoological Science 19:1095-1103. |
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