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Asterias Linnaeus, 1758 AphiaID: 123219
| Status | | accepted |
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| Rank | | Genus |
| Typetaxon | | Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Parent | | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 |
Synonymised
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Allasterias Verrill, 1909 (synonym according to Fisher (1923, 1930))
Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel, 1840 (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Asteracanthium Brandt, 1851 (synonym)
Parasterias Verrill, 1914 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))
Stellonia Nardo, 1834 (synonym)
Uraster L. Agassiz, 1836 (synonym)
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original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details]
basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (from synonym): Nardo, J.D. (1834). De Asteriis, pp. 716-717. Isis, Jena. Encyclopaedische Zeitung. [details] [view taxon]
original description (from synonym): Verrill, A.E. (1909). Description of new genera and species of starfishes from the North Pacific coast of America. American Journal of Science 28: 59-70. [details] [view taxon]
additional source (from synonym): Clark, A.M.and Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (2001). Echinoderm Studies, 6: pp. 229-347 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
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[show all] | | Species Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias argonauta Djakonov, 1950
Species Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Species Asterias microdiscus Djakonov, 1950
Species Asterias rathbuni (Verrill, 1909)
Species Asterias rollestoni Bell, 1881
Species Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias versicolor Sladen, 1889
Species Asterias arenata Lamarck, 1816 (nomen dubium, Unidentifiable according to H.L. Clark (1921))
Species Asterias articulata Linnaeus, 1753 (nomen dubium, Invald (pre-1758))
Species Asterias aster Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium)
Species Asterias bicolor Lamarck, 1816 (nomen dubium)
Species Asterias echinata Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium)
Species Asterias fernandezianus Philippi (MS) in Quijada, 1911 (nomen dubium, dubious, mentioned by Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias macropora (Verrill, 1909) (nomen dubium, Type material is juvenile and is lost)
Species Asterias wilkinsoni Gray, 1840 (nomen dubium)
Species Asterias alta Quijada, 1911 (nomen nudum, Nomen nudum according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias alta Philippi (MS) in Quijada, 1911 [not seen] (nomen nudum, Nomen nudum according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829 (nomen nudum)
Species Asterias cayennensis Cuvier, 1829 (nomen nudum)
Species Asterias conceptionis Cuvier, 1829 (nomen nudum)
Species Asterias cumpullis Philippi (MS) in Quijada, 1911 (nomen nudum, according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias echinata Philippi in Quijada, 1911 (nomen nudum, according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias hirtum Philippi (MS) in Quijada, 1911 (nomen nudum, according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias japonica Stimpson, 1862 (nomen nudum, according to Fisher (1930))
Species Asterias longstaffi Bell, 1908 (nomen nudum, according to Fisher (1940))
Species Asterias NovaeZelandiae Cuvier, 1829 (nomen nudum, Undescribed)
Species Asterias reticulatum Philippi (MS) in Quijada, 1911 (nomen nudum, according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias roseum Philippi (MS) in Quijada, 1911 (nomen nudum, according to Madsen (1956))
Species Asterias vulgaris Packard, 1863 (nomen nudum, according to Fisher (1930))
Subgenus Asterias (Stolasterias) Sladen, 1889 accepted as Coscinasterias Verrill, 1870
Species Asterias acanthostoma Verrill, 1909 accepted as Evasterias troscheli (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias acervispinis Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias aculeata Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Asterias acutispina Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias affinis Brandt, 1835 accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Asterias africana Perrier, 1875 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias alba Bell, 1881 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias alboverrucosa Brandt, 1835 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Asterias albulua Stimpson, 1864 accepted as Stephanasterias albula (Stimpson, 1853)
Species Asterias alternata Say, 1825 accepted as Luidia alternata (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias alveolata Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Asterias rathbuni (Verrill, 1909)
Species Asterias angulosa Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1788 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias angulosa Perrier, 1881 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
Species Asterias anomala Verrill, 1909 accepted as Asterias rathbuni (Verrill, 1909)
Species Asterias antarctica Studer, 1884 accepted as Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
Species Asterias arancia Dewhurst, 1834 accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias aranciaca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias aranciaca O.F. Mueller, 1776 accepted as Astropecten irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias aranciaca Audouin, 1826 accepted as Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842
Species Asterias aranciaca Johnston, 1836 accepted as Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Species Asterias aranciaca Gould, 1841 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias aranciata Parelius, 1768 accepted as Psilaster andromeda (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias arctica Murdoch, 1885 accepted as Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)
Species Asterias arenicola Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Species Asterias articulata Say, 1825 accepted as Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias aspera O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Asterias atlantica Verrill, 1868 accepted as Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias attenuata Bell, 1891 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias aurantiaca Tiedemann, 1816 accepted as Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias aurantiacus Meyen, 1834 accepted as Stichaster striatus Müller & Troschel, 1840
Species Asterias austera Verrill, 1895 accepted as Leptasterias austera (Verrill, 1895)
Species Asterias belli Studer, 1884 accepted as Diplasterias brandti (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias bidentata Bruzelius, 1805 accepted as Ophiacantha bidentata (Bruzelius, 1805)
Species Asterias bifida Pennant, 1777 accepted as Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias bispinosa Otto, 1823 accepted as Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823)
Species Asterias borbonica Perrier, 1875 accepted as Anasterias Perrier, 1875
Species Asterias borealis Perrier, 1875 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias brachiata Perrier, 1875 accepted as Evasterias troscheli (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias brachiata Montagu, 1804 accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804)
Species Asterias brandti Bell, 1881 accepted as Diplasterias brandti (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias brevispina Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Pisaster brevispinus (Stimpson, 1857)
Species Asterias briareus Verrill, 1882 accepted as Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882)
Species Asterias calamaria Gray, 1840 accepted as Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias calamaria Doderlein, 1902 accepted as Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias calcar Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias calcar Audouin, 1826 accepted as Asterina burtoni cepheus (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Aquilonastra cepheus (Muller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias camtschatica Brandt, 1835 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) camtschatica (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias canariensis d'Orbigny, 1839 accepted as Narcissia canariensis (d'Orbigny, 1839)
Species Asterias capensis Perrier, 1875 accepted as Allostichaster capensis (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias capitata Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Pisaster giganteus capitatus (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias caput-medusae Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias carinifera Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Asteropsis carinifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias cartilaginea Fleming, 1828 accepted as Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias ciliaris Philippi, 1837 accepted as Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias ciliata O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias clathrata Say, 1825 accepted as Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias clavigera Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias compta Stimpson, 1852 accepted as Leptasterias compta (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias conferta Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias contorta Perrier, 1881 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
Species Asterias cordifera Bosc, 1802 accepted as Hemipholis elongata (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias coriacea Grube, 1840 accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840
Species Asterias crassispina H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Species Asterias crassispinis Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Asterias rathbuni crassispinis Djakonov, 1950
Species Asterias cribraria Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Leptasterias groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857)
Species Asterias crispata Retzius, 1805 accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias cumingii Gray, 1840 accepted as Heliaster cumingi (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias cunninghami Perrier, 1875 accepted as Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
Species Asterias cuspidata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Goniodiscus cuspidatus (Gray, 1840) accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (de Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias cylindricus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Dactylosaster cylindricus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias decemradiatus Brandt, 1835 accepted as Solaster stimpsoni Verrill, 1880
Species Asterias discoidea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Culcita schmideliana (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias disticha Sladen, 1889 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias dorsatus Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias douglasi Perrier, 1875 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias dubia Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Species Asterias echinites Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias echinophora Delle Chiaje, 1827 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias echinophora Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias echinusEllis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias edmundi Ludwig, 1897 accepted as Sclerasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891)
Species Asterias endeca Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Asterias enopla Verrill, 1895 accepted as Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias epichlora Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias epichlora Brandt, 1835 accepted as Evasterias troscheli (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias equestris Retzius, 1895 accepted as Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 accepted as Stellaster equestris (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias equestris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Species Asterias euryale Retzius, 1783 accepted as Astrocladus euryale (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias eustyla Sladen, 1889 accepted as Sclerasterias eustyla (Sladen, 1889)
Species Asterias exigua Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Patiriella exigua (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Parvulastra exigua (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias exigua Delle Chiaje, 1825 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias exquisita de Loriol, 1888 accepted as Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)
Species Asterias fabricii Perrier, 1875 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias fascicularis Perrier, 1881 accepted as Tarsaster fascicularis (Perrier, 1881)
Species Asterias fernandensis Meissner, 1896 accepted as Astrostole platei (Meissner, 1896)
Species Asterias fernandensis de Loriol, 1904 accepted as Allostichaster capensis (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias filiformis O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias fissispina Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias flabellifera Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias forcipulata Verrill, 1909 accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
Species Asterias forreri de Loriol, 1887 accepted as Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
Species Asterias forreri H.L. Clark, 1913 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
Species Asterias fragilis Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Species Asterias fulgens Sladen, 1889 accepted as Anasterias varia (Philippi, 1870)
Species Asterias fulva Sladen, 1889 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias fungifera Perrier, 1875 accepted as Uniophora granifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias gelatinosa Meyen, 1834 accepted as Meyenaster gelatinosus (Meyen, 1834)
Species Asterias georgiana Studer, 1885 accepted as Neosmilaster georgianus (Studer, 1885)
Species Asterias germaini Perrier, 1875 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias gibbosa Pennant, 1777 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias gigantea Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)
Species Asterias gigantea Bell, 1891 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias gigas Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias glacialis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias glacialis Pennant, 1777 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias glacialis Grube, 1840 accepted as Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias glomerata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Diplasterias brandti (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias gracilis Perrier, 1881 accepted as Stephanasterias albula (Stimpson, 1853)
Species Asterias gracilispinis Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias granifera Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Uniophora granifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias granularis Retzius, 1783 accepted as Ceramaster granularis (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias granularis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (de Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias groenlandica Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Leptasterias (Endogenasterias) groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857) represented as Leptasterias groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857)
Species Asterias gunneri Danielssen & Koren, 1884 accepted as Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias hartii Rathbun, 1879 accepted as Allostichaster hartti (Rathbun, 1879)
Species Asterias helianthemoides Pennant, 1777 accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Asterias helianthoides Brandt, 1835 accepted as Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias helianthus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias hexactis Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias hispida Pennant, 1777 accepted as Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri celtica A.M. Clark in Clark & Downey, 1992
Species Asterias holsatica Retzius, 1805 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias hyadesi Perrier, 1886 accepted as Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
Species Asterias hyperborea Kalischewsky, 1907 accepted as Leptasterias (Endogenasterias) groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857) represented as Leptasterias groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857)
Species Asterias hyperborea Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)
Species Asterias hyperborea Danielssen & Koren, 1882 accepted as Leptasterias hyperborea (Danielssen & Koren, 1882)
Species Asterias ianthina Brandt, 1835 accepted as Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias imperati Delle Chiaje, 1841 accepted as Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias inermis Bell, 1881 accepted as Leptasterias (Endogenasterias) groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857) represented as Leptasterias groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857)
Species Asterias irregularis Pennant, 1777 accepted as Astropecten irregularis irregularis (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias janthina Brandt, 1835 accepted as Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias japonica Bell, 1881 accepted as Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias jehennesii Cuvier in Perrier, 1875 accepted as Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias johnstoni Gray, in Johnston, 1836 accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Species Asterias jonstoni Delle Chiaje, 1827 accepted as Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Species Asterias katherinae Gray, 1840 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias katherinae Perrier, 1875 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias koehleri de Loriol, 1897 accepted as Orthasterias koehleri (deLoriol, 1897)
Species Asterias laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias latissima Djakonov, 1950 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias lincki de Blainville, 1830 accepted as Protoreaster lincki (Blainville, 1830)
Species Asterias lincki Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias linckii Danielssen & Koren, 1884 accepted as Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias littoralis Verrill, 1866 accepted as Leptasterias littoralis (Stimpson, 1853)
Species Asterias longicauda Bruzelius, 1805 accepted as Ophioderma longicauda (Bruzelius, 1805)
Species Asterias longipes Retzius, 1805 accepted as Chaetaster longipes (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias luetkeni Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Pisaster giganteus (Stimpson, 1857)
Species Asterias luna Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anseropoda rosacea (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias madeirensis Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias mammillata Audouin, 1827 accepted as Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826)
Species Asterias margaritifera Brandt in Fisher, 1930 accepted as Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias mazophorus Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 accepted as Sclerasterias mazophora (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
Species Asterias membranacea Retzius, 1783 accepted as Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias membranacea Risso, 1826 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias meridionalis Perrier, 1875 accepted as Diplasterias meridionalis (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias militaris O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Pteraster militaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias milleporella Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias minuta Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias minuta Gmelin, 1788 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias minuta de Blainville, 1834 accepted as Patiriella exigua (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Parvulastra exigua (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias mollis Hutton, 1872 accepted as Sclerasterias mollis (Hutton, 1872)
Species Asterias mollis Studer, 1876 accepted as Diplasterias meridionalis (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias muelleri Norman, 1865 accepted as Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri (M. Sars, 1846)
Species Asterias muelleri Ludwig, 1900 accepted as Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)
Species Asterias muelleri (M. Sars, 1846) accepted as Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri muelleri (M. Sars, 1846)
Species Asterias mülleri Norman, 1865 accepted as Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri (M. Sars, 1846)
Species Asterias multiclava Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) camtschatica (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias multiradiata Gray, 1840 accepted as Heliaster solaris A.H. Clark, 1920
Species Asterias multiradiata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Capillaster multiradiata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias murrayi Bell, 1891 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias nanimensis Verrill, 1914 accepted as Lethasterias nanimensis (Verrill, 1914)
Species Asterias neglecta Bell, 1881 accepted as Diplasterias brandti (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias nigra Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789 accepted as Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Species Asterias nipon Doderlein, 1902 accepted as Distolasterias nipon (Doderlein, 1902)
Species Asterias noctiluca Viviani, 1805 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Asterias nodosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias normani Danielssen & Koren, 1883 accepted as Leptasterias hyperborea (Danielssen & Koren, 1882)
Species Asterias nuda Perrier, 1875 accepted as Uniophora nuda (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias obtusangula Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Pseudoreaster obtusangulus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias obtusata Bory de St. Vincent, 1827 accepted as Pentaster obtusatus (Bory de St. vincent, 1827)
Species Asterias obtusispinosa Bell, 1881 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias ochotensis Perrier, 1869 accepted as Leptasterias ochotensis (Brandt, 1851)
Species Asterias ochracea Brandt, 1835 accepted as Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835)
Species Asterias octagona Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Patiriella calcar (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias oculata Pennant, 1777 accepted as Henricia oculata (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias oligactes Pallas, 1788 accepted as Asteroschema oligactes (Pallas, 1788)
Species Asterias ophidiana de Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ophidiaster ophidianus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias ophiura Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias pallida Perrier, 1875 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias palmipes Olivi, 1792 accepted as Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias panopla Stuxberg, 1879 accepted as Icasterias panopla (Stuxberg, 1878)
Species Asterias papposus Linnaeus, 1776 accepted as Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Asterias papulosa Verrill, 1909 accepted as Pisaster brevispinus (Stimpson, 1857)
Species Asterias papyracea Konrad, 1814 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias pectinata Brandt, 1835 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias pectinata Couch, 1840 accepted as Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias pectinata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Comatula (Comatula) pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias pedicellaris Koehler, 1907 accepted as Notasterias pedicellaris (Koehler, 1907)
Species Asterias pedicellaris Bell, 1917 accepted as Notasterias armata (Koehler, 1911)
Species Asterias penicillaris Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Asterinopsis penicillaris (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias pentacantha Delle Chiaje, 1827 accepted as Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)
Species Asterias pentacanthus Simroth, 1889 accepted as Astropecten hermatophilus Sladen, 1883
Species Asterias pentacyphus Retzius, 1805 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias pentagonula Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Anthenea pentagonula (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Species Asterias perforata O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias pertusa O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Henricia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias philippii Bell, 1881 accepted as Leptasterias polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1862) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias phrygiana Parelius, 1768 accepted as Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Species Asterias placenta Pennant, 1777 accepted as Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias planci Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias platyacantha Philippi, 1837 accepted as Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias pleyadella Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Goniodiscus pleyadella Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Goniodiscaster pleyadella (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias polaris Sabine, 1824 accepted as Ctenodiscus crispatus (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias polyplax Perrier, 1875 accepted as Allostichaster polyplax (Muller & Troschel, 1844)
Species Asterias polythela Verrill, 1909 accepted as Leptasterias polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1862) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias problema Lutken, 1872 accepted as Stephanasterias albula (Stimpson, 1853)
Species Asterias pulchella de Blainville, 1834 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias pulvillus O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Porania (Porania) pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias rarispina Perrier, 1875 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias reticulata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias richardi Perrier, 1882 accepted as Sclerasterias richardi (Perrier, 1882)
Species Asterias rodolphi Perrier, 1875 accepted as Astrostole rodolphi (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias rosacea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Anseropoda rosacea (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias rosacea Verany, 1846 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias rosacea Delle Chiaje, 1825 accepted as Anseropoda placenta (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias rosea O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Stichastrella rosea (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias rubens Olivi, 1792 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias rubens Johnston, 1836 accepted as Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias rubens Murdoch, 1885 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Species Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18?? accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Species Asterias rugispina Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Anasterias antarctica (Lütken, 1857)
Species Asterias rumphii Parelius, 1768 accepted as Solaster endeca (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Asterias rupicola Verrill, 1876 accepted as Anasterias rupicola (Verrill, 1876)
Species Asterias rustica Gray, 1840 accepted as Meyenaster gelatinosus (Meyen, 1834)
Species Asterias sagena Retzius, 1805 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias sanguinolenta O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias satsumana Doderlein, 1902 accepted as Sclerasterias satsumana Doderlein, 1902
Species Asterias savaresi Delle Chiaje, 1825 accepted as Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias savignyi Audouin, 1826 accepted as Luidia savignyi (Audouin, 1826)
Species Asterias scabra Farquharson, 1894 accepted as Astrostole scabra (Hutton, 1872)
Species Asterias scalprifera Sladen, 1889 accepted as Smilasterias scalprifera (Sladen, 1889)
Species Asterias schmideliana Retzius, 1805 accepted as Culcita schmideliana (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias sebae de Blainville, 1830 accepted as Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias senegalensis Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Luidia senegalensis (Lamark, 1816)
Species Asterias sentus Say, 1825 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) sentus (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias seposita Retzius, 1783 accepted as Echinaster (Echinaster) sepositus (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias seposita Retzius, 1805 accepted as Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Species Asterias sertulifera Xantus, 1860 accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
Species Asterias setosa Bruzelius, 1805 accepted as Ophiacantha setosa (Bruzelius, 1805)
Species Asterias similispinis H.L. Clark, 1908 accepted as Leptasterias similispinis (H.L. Clark, 1908)
Species Asterias sinusoida Perrier, 1875 accepted as Uniophora granifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias solaris Schreber, 1793 accepted as Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias solaris Carpenter, 1856 accepted as Heliaster cumingi (Gray, 1840)
Species Asterias spectabilis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias spinosa Pennant, 1777 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias spinosa Say, 1825 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias spinosa Retzius, 1805 accepted as Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias spinulosus Philippi, 1837 accepted as Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias spirabilis Bell, 1881 accepted as Anasterias spirabilis (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias spitzbergensis Danielssen & Koren, 1881 accepted as Leptasterias (Endogenasterias) groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857) represented as Leptasterias groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857)
Species Asterias spongiosa Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Henricia spongiosa (O. Fabricius, 1780)
Species Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828 accepted as Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
Species Asterias steineni Studer, 1885 accepted as Neosmilaster steineni (Studer, 1885)
Species Asterias stellionura Perrier, 1875 accepted as Urasterias lincki (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Asterias stichantha Sladen, 1889 accepted as Distolasterias stichantha (Sladen, 1889)
Species Asterias stimpsoni Verrill, 1866 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias striata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Valvaster striatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias studeri Bell, 1881 accepted as Diplasterias meridionalis (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias subinermis Philippi, 1837 accepted as Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837)
Species Asterias subulata de Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Chaetaster longipes (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias sulcifera Perrier, 1875 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias tanneri Verrill, 1880 accepted as Sclerasterias tanneri (Verrill, 1880)
Species Asterias tenella Retzius, 1783 accepted as Hathrometra tenella (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias tenorii Delle Chiaje, 1825 accepted as Ophiolepis tenorii (Delle Chiaje, 1825)
Species Asterias tenuispina Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Coscinasterias tenuispina (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias terwieli Goldschmidt, 1924 accepted as Luidia magellanica Leipoldt, 1895
Species Asterias tessellata de Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Goniaster tessellatus (de Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias tessellatus de Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Ceramaster granularis granularis (Retzius, 1783)
Species Asterias tomidata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Cosmasterias lurida (Philippi, 1858)
Species Asterias torquata Sladen, 1889 accepted as Aphelasterias japonica (Bell, 1881)
Species Asterias triremis Sladen, 1889 accepted as Smilasterias triremis Sladen, 1889
Species Asterias trochiscus Retzius, 1805 accepted as Asterina trochiscus (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias troscheli Stimpson, 1862 accepted as Evasterias troscheli (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias umbilicata Konrad, 1814 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias undulata O.F. Mueller, 1784 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Asterias vancouveri Perrier, 1875 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias varia Perrier, 1875 accepted as Anasterias varia (Philippi, 1870)
Species Asterias variolata Risso, 1826 accepted as Hacelia attenuata Gray, 1840
Species Asterias variolata Retzius, 1805 accepted as Nardoa variolata (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias vernicina Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Petricia vernicina (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Asterias verrilli Bell, 1881 accepted as Anasterias varia (Philippi, 1870)
Species Asterias verrucosa Risso, 1826 accepted as Chaetaster longipes (Retzius, 1805)
Species Asterias verruculata Retzius, 1805 accepted as Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)
Species Asterias vesiculosa Sladen, 1889 accepted as Diplasterias meridionalis (Perrier, 1875)
Species Asterias vestita Say, 1825 accepted as Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825)
Species Asterias victoriana Verrill, 1909 accepted as Evasterias troscheli (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Asterias violacea O.F. Mueller, 1788 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Species Asterias volsellatus Nutting, 1895 accepted as Coronaster briareus (Verrill, 1882)
Species Asterias volsellatus Sladen, 1889 accepted as Coronaster volsellatus (Sladen, 1889)
Species Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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| Fossil range | | recent + fossil |
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Common starfish - Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens and Mya arenaria shells in 15 m water depths.
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
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Asterias rubens
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Asterias rubens
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Gewone zeester
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Asterias rubens
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Asterias rubens
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20th July 2012- Sampling at Viana do Castelo
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| | | Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Asterias Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123219 on 2013-06-19 |
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