WoRMS name details
Asteracanthion rubens (Linnaeus, 1758)
179588 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:179588)
unaccepted
Species
- Variety Asteracanthion rubens var. migratum Doderlein, 1879 accepted as Asterias rubens var. migratum Sladen, 1879 accepted as Allasterias migrata Sladen, 1879 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871 (referred to A. amurensis by A.M. Clark due to "Korean Seas" locality)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Asteracanthion rubens (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=179588 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
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(of Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Agassiz, A. (1866). On the embryology of <i>Asteracanthion berylinus</i> Ag. and a species allied to <i>A. rubens</i> M.T. <i>A. pallidus</i>, Ag. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> April 14, 6: 106-114 plus folding plate., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3097060 [details]
new combination reference Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 17 [details]
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Agassiz, A. (1866). On the embryology of <i>Asteracanthion berylinus</i> Ag. and a species allied to <i>A. rubens</i> M.T. <i>A. pallidus</i>, Ag. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> April 14, 6: 106-114 plus folding plate., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3097060 [details]
new combination reference Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 17 [details]
