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''Aquilonastra conandae'' is a species of starfish from the Asterinidae family found near the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. It is known for its asexual reproduction and is fissiparous. It is a small starfish, discrete and camouflaged, and occurs in coral reefs in the surf zone of large waves. The species was described in 2006 by Australian marine biologists P. Mark O'Loughlin and Francis Winston Edric Rowe, and gets its name from Chantal Conand. ==Description== It is a very small starfish (less than ), with 7 to 8 short, rounded arms, often irregular in length. This is due to its potential of regeneration, but also to its ability to reproduce through fissiparity. The arms measure in length, and the starfish has multiple madreporites and a single spine on the interradial plates. Solitary papules are present on the top of the starfish. Spikes are present and are rough, granular and crystalline, and are conical and prominent on the arms. It has an irregular pattern of colours, showing a grey-beige background with granular patterns of reddish or greenish.〔 File:A conandae1.jpg|Aboral and oral faces. File:A conandae3b.png|A recently divided specimen. File:A. conandae4.png|Regenerating specimen (probably after division). File:A. conandae2.jpeg|Regenerated specimen, with an irregular shape. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aquilonastra conandae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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