NARMS taxon details
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
123776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123776)
accepted
Species
Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761 · unaccepted (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias spinosa Say, 1825 · unaccepted (synonym according to Downey in...)
synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992)
Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym according to Downey in...)
synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992)
- Subspecies Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123776 on 2025-07-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=123776 on 2025-07-06
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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. [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
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805) Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761) Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, [The Swedish Fauna containing the Animals of the Kingdom of Sweden: Distributed by Classes, Orders, Genera, Species, with Differences of Species, Synonyms of Authors, Names of Inhabitants, Places of Birth,]Descriptionibus insectorum. <em>Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae, Stockhom, Sweden.</em> 48:1-578. [Copepoda Monoculus, :497-499]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100333 [details]
original description (of Asterias spinosa Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus <i>Asterias</i> inhabiting the coast of the U.S. <em>Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866) Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 347 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [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]
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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
page(s): 313 [details] Available for editors
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777) Pennant, T. (1777). British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea. <em>London.</em> i-viii, 1-154, pls. 1-93., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127011
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805) Bruzelius, N. (1805). Dissertatio sistens species cognitas asteriarum, quam. sub praesidio D. M. And. J. Retzii. pro laurea modeste exhibet Nicolaus Bruzelius. 1-37. Lundae., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN634528459
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761) Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, [The Swedish Fauna containing the Animals of the Kingdom of Sweden: Distributed by Classes, Orders, Genera, Species, with Differences of Species, Synonyms of Authors, Names of Inhabitants, Places of Birth,]Descriptionibus insectorum. <em>Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae, Stockhom, Sweden.</em> 48:1-578. [Copepoda Monoculus, :497-499]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100333 [details]
original description (of Asterias spinosa Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus <i>Asterias</i> inhabiting the coast of the U.S. <em>Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866) Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 347 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Marine Biology Section, Ugent. Belgium. INRAM. Benthic fauna monitoring- SSD - Belgian Science Policy., available online at http://www.vliz.be/projects/inram/imers.php. [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]
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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf
page(s): 313 [details] Available for editors
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zeestergewone zeester | [details] |
| English | common starfish | [details] |
| French | étoile de mer communeétoile de merastérie | [details] |
| German | gemeiner Seestern | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866)
To Barcode of Life (126 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Asterias spinosa Say, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (320 publications) (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (552 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterias rubens)
To GenBank (112423 nucleotides; 24328 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-427)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (USNM E39586) aboral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias spinosa Say, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031009)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866)
To Barcode of Life (126 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Asterias spinosa Say, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (320 publications) (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (552 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asterias rubens)
To GenBank (112423 nucleotides; 24328 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2014-427)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (USNM E39586) aboral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias spinosa Say, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031009)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
