Nardoa galatheae, commonly referred to as the brown mesh sea star, is a species of sea star in the family Ophidiasteridae that was first described in 1864 by Christian Frederik Lütken as Scytaster galatheae.WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nardoa galatheae (Lütken, 1864), marinespecies.org1863-1864 - Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn - Biodiversity Heritage Library, biodiversitylibrary.org It feeds mainly on detritus and small invertebrates.Brown Mesh Sea Star (Nardoa galatheae) – Complete Care Guide | Reeflings, reeflings.com It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, in coral reefs and rocky substrates less than 30 m below the surface.Nardoa galatheae, Brown meah sea star, sealifebase.se
N. galatheae grows to an average of .
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