Cookie-Cutter Seastar
Ctenodiscus crispatus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 10–2200 m
A pale mud dwelling sea star of cold seas, the cookie cutter seastar lives on soft bottoms from the shallows down past two kilometres. It feeds by swallowing mouthfuls of sediment and digesting the organic scraps within, common across Arctic and deep waters.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Paxillosida › Ctenodiscidae › Ctenodiscus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 123915.
FAQ
- How deep does the Cookie-Cutter Seastar live?
- The Cookie-Cutter Seastar (Ctenodiscus crispatus) is typically found at 10–2200 m.