CaRMS taxon details
Asterias Linnaeus, 1758
123219 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123219)
accepted
Genus
- Species Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
- Species Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
- Species Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
CaRMS (2021). Asterias Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123219 on 2025-04-05
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Asterias Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123219 on 2025-04-05
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マヒトデ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterias)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias sp. (USNM E50731) aboral view)
To The Arctic Traits Database (7 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 077062)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterias)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias sp. (USNM E50731) aboral view)
To The Arctic Traits Database (7 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 077062)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
