WoRMS taxon details
Marthasterias Jullien, 1878
123224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123224)
accepted
Genus
- Species Marthasterias africana (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Species Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Marthasterias foliacea Jullien, 1878 accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym according to Sladen (1889))
- Species Marthasterias rarispina (Perrier, 1875) accepted as Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Marthasterias sertulifera (Xantus, 1860) accepted as Astrometis sertulifera (Xantus, 1860)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Jullien, J. (1878). Description d'un nouveau genre de Stelleride de la famille des Asteriadees. <em>Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 3: 141-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35610102
page(s): 141 [details]
page(s): 141 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Marthasterias Jullien, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123224 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Jullien, J. (1878). Description d'un nouveau genre de Stelleride de la famille des Asteriadees. <em>Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 3: 141-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35610102
page(s): 141 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 141 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
