The World Asteroidea Database - Stichastrella Verrill, 1914

Asteroidea taxon details

Stichastrella Verrill, 1914

Stichastrella rosea, Ireland

AphiaID

123229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123229)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Asterias rosea O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Linckia rosea (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Stichastrella rosea (O.F. Müller, 1776)

Parent

Stichasteridae Perrier, 1885

Direct children (2)

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Species Stichastrella ambigua (Farran, 1913)
Species Stichastrella rosea (O.F. Müller, 1776)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Stichastrella Verrill, 1914. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea../aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123229 on 2026-05-28

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2008-10-25 16:46:40Z

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Mah, Christopher

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original description Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223 [details]

context source (Deepsea) Farran G.P. (1913). The deep water Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea of the west coast of Ireland. Scientific Investigations of the Fish Board of Ireland 1912(6): 1-66., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30693029#page/125/mode/1up [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]

additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 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]