17-664: (Redirected from Blue Star ) Blue star or bluestar may refer to: O-type star (a.k.a. blue star), a stellar classification Animals [ edit ] Linckia laevigata , a sea star from the Indian and West Pacific Oceans Phataria unifascialis , a sea star from the East Pacific Businesses [ edit ] Blue Star (company) , an Indian Air conditioning company Blue Star Donuts , an American chain of gourmet donut shops Blue Star Ferries ,
34-472: A 1952 fantasy novel by Fletcher Pratt The Blue Star (film) , a 2023 Spanish-Argentine drama film Newcastle Blue Star F.C. , English association football team Blue star, the logo of Newcastle Brown Ale BlueStar PR , Jewish political organization Tesla BlueStar , code name for the Tesla Model 3 electric car Blue Star Wicca , a sect of traditionalist witches Blue Star, a nickname for
51-654: A 1960s band from Auckland, New Zealand Bluestars (album) , the first album by Pretty Ricky The Blue Stars, a vocal ensemble led by Blossom Dearie Sports [ edit ] Blue Stars (basketball club) , based in Diemen, North Holland, the Netherlands Blue Stars (Lebanon) , a team in the Lebanese Basketball League Bluestars (GAA) , invitational Gaelic football and hurling teams FC Blue Stars Zürich
68-616: A 1984 Indian military operation Blue stars used on service flags denote a United States service member fighting in a war Blue Star Memorial Highway , a system of highway markers honoring veterans Blue Star Mothers Club , a non-profit military support group Music [ edit ] "Blue Star" (song) , first recorded 1955 Blue Star , an album by Levinhurst Plants [ edit ] Amsonia , plant species also named "bluestar" Hubricht's Bluestar ( Amsonia hubrichtii ), plant Isotoma axillaris Others [ edit ] The Blue Star (novel) ,
85-572: A Greek ferry company Blue Star Infotech , Indian company Blue Star Line , a former British shipping company Blue Star Productions , a publishing imprint and a division of Book World, Inc Bluestar (bus company) , based in Southampton, England Blue star (Indonesian bus company) , based in Salatiga , Central Java , Indonesia Bluestar Company, a predecessor of ChemChina Military [ edit ] Operation Blue Star ,
102-423: A Zürich based Football Club Other uses [ edit ] Chamaescilla corymbosa , a plant also known as Blue Stars See also [ edit ] Blue star (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blue Stars . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
119-487: A proper, slow acclimatization before entering the tank system, and an adequate food source similar to that found in its natural habitat. Generally thought of as a detritivore , many sources maintain that this species will indefinitely graze throughout the aquarium for organic films or sedentary, low-growing organisms such as sponges and algae . In the marine aquarium hobby, they have been seen to consume Asterina Starfish, which are commonly introduced into such aquaria on
136-608: A staple of the sea-shell trade, which involves marketing dried sea star tests (skeletons) for curios or decoration. Some regions of their habitat have seen significant population decrease due to the continuous harvesting by the sea-shell and tourism industries. Blue Stars (disambiguation) (Redirected from Blue Stars (disambiguation) ) Blue Stars or Bluestars may refer to: Music [ edit ] Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps , from La Crosse, Wisconsin The Bluestars ,
153-405: Is also prone to parasitization by a species of the parasitic gastropod Thyca crystallina . Commensal associations sometimes play part on this echinoderm's life; animals such as Periclimenes shrimp are sometimes found commensally on the oral or aboral surface of the animal, picking up mucus and detritus. This sea star is fairly popular with marine aquarium hobbyists , where it requires
170-404: Is apparently not an exception to this behavior, as many individuals observed in nature are missing arms or, on occasion, in the comet form. Some species of other reef inhabitants prey on this species of sea star. Various pufferfishes , Charonia species (triton shells), harlequin shrimp , and even some sea anemones have been observed to eat whole or parts of the sea stars. The Blue Linckia
187-430: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata (sometimes called the "blue Linckia " or blue star) is a species of sea star in the shallow waters of tropical Indo-Pacific . The variation ("polymorphism", in this case, a " color morph ") most commonly found is pure blue, dark blue, or light blue, although observers find
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#1732775596994204-555: Is relatively common and is typically found in sparse density throughout its range. Blue stars live subtidally , or sometimes intertidally , on fine (sand) or hard substrata and move relatively slowly (mean locomotion rate of 8.1 cm/min). The genus Linckia , as is true of other species of starfish, is recognized by scientists as being possessed of remarkable regenerative capabilities, and endowed with powers of defensive autotomy against predators: Although not yet documented, L. laevigata may be able to reproduce asexually, as does
221-644: The United States business band frequency of 467.925 MHz Blue Star (SLV) , satellite launcher Blue star tattoo legend Blue Star, a type of Multiple working system used on British locomotives Blue Star Kachina , a legendary spirit Blue Star (film) , a 2024 Tamil sports film See also [ edit ] Blue Stars (disambiguation) Blue (disambiguation) Star (disambiguation) Blue giant (disambiguation) Blue dwarf (disambiguation) Blue Planet (disambiguation) Blue world (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
238-531: The aqua, purple, or orange variation throughout the ocean. These sea stars may grow up to 30 cm (11.8 in) in diameter, with rounded tips at each of the arms; some individuals may bear lighter or darker spots along each of their arms. Individual specimens are typically firm in texture, possessing the slightly tubular, elongated arms common to most of other members of the family Ophidiasteridae , and usually possessing short, yellowish tube feet . An inhabitant of coral reefs and sea grass beds, this species
255-409: The related species Linckia multifora (another denizen of tropical seas, but of differing coloration, i.e., pink or reddish mottled with white and yellow, which has been observed reproducing asexually in captivity ). Linckia multifora produces 'comets', or separated arms, from the mother individual; these offspring proceed to grow four tiny stubs of arms ready for growth to maturity. L. laevigata
272-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blue star . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_star&oldid=1255268743 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
289-502: The ubiquitous "live rock" used in such settings. In 2021 pictures surfaced on Reddit of a linckia eating an Asternia it takes roughly 45 mins to fully devour the starfish. It's a worthy pest control depending on how abundant the food source is, as well as such factors as the conditions of shipping, acclimatization, and water quality, this species has been kept in captivity with variable success. This species has yet to be bred in captivity for sustainable harvest . This species has long been
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