Astrodendrum sagaminum

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth119–643 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 7 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 1 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 119–643 m · Deepest record: 743 m

100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 2 records
120–130 m: 3 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 1 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 2 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ツルボソテヅルモヅル
Korean: 나무거미불가사리

Other scientific names: Gorgonocephalus sagaminum, Gorgonocephalus sagaminus

Similar species

Astrodendrum elingamita
Common basket star
Gorgonocephalus eucnemis
Naked Basket Star
Astroboa nuda
Astrothorax waitei
Asteroporpa (Asteroporpa) australiensis
Asteroporpa (Astrohelix) indicus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
14 open-data records from 1900 to 2001.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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