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Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)

123987 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123987)

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Species
Asterias exigua Delle Chiaje, 1827 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
Asterias gibbosa Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias papyracea Konrad, 1814 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
Asterias pulchella de Blainville, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym according to Perrier (1875))
Asterias umbilicata Konrad, 1814 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
Asterias verruculata Bruzelius, 1805 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Asterina minuta Nardo, 1834 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asteriscus arrecifensis Greeff, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asteriscus ciliatus Lorenz, 1860 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Lutken (1865).)
Asteriscus pulchellus Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Ludwig (1897))
Asteriscus verruculatus (Bruzelius, 1805) · unaccepted (synonym according to Lutken (1865))

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(of Asterias gibbosa 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): 62 [details] 
Distribution From the lower shore to about 125 m depth, on rocky shores, under overhangs, under stones and in rock pools, western coast...  
Distribution From the lower shore to about 125 m depth, on rocky shores, under overhangs, under stones and in rock pools, western coast s of British Isles, inclluding the Isle of Man, from Scotland to Dorset [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777). Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123987 on 2026-09-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description (of Asterias pulchella de Blainville, 1834) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1834). Manuel d'actinologie ou de zoophytologie. <em>F.G. Levroult. Paris: Strasbourg.</em> 1-2: 1-644, pls. I-C., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9680581
page(s): 238 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Asterias verruculata 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): 12 [details] 

original description (of Asterina crassispina H.L. Clark, 1928) Clark, H. L. (1928). The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 3(4): 361-482., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41025502
page(s): 390 [details] 

original description (of Asterias exigua Delle Chiaje, 1827) Delle Chiaje, S. (1825). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli. v. 2: 185-444., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10589023
page(s): 353 [details] 

original description (of Asteriscus arrecifensis Greeff, 1872) Greeff, R. (1872). Ueber den Ban der Echinodermen. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Gesammten Naturwissenschaften zu Marburg.</em> 1872(6): 93–108.
page(s): 105-106 [details] 

original description (of Asterias papyracea Konrad, 1814) Konrad, G.F. (1814). De Asteriarum fabrica : Dissertatio inauguralis. <em>Halae :in Officina Schimmerlpfnnigiana.</em> 1-16, one plate., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11997182
page(s): 3 [details] 

original description (of Asterias umbilicata Konrad, 1814) Konrad, G.F. (1814). De Asteriarum fabrica : Dissertatio inauguralis. <em>Halae :in Officina Schimmerlpfnnigiana.</em> 1-16, one plate., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11997182
page(s): 8 [details] 

original description (of Asteriscus ciliatus Lorenz, 1860) Lorenz, J.R. (1860). Neue Radiaten aus dem Quarnero. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 1(39): 673-684., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34808397
page(s): 678 [details] 

original description (of Asterina minuta Nardo, 1834) Nardo, J.D. (1834). De Asteriis. <em>Isis von Oken.</em> 1834: 716-717., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27510121 [details] 

original description (of Asterias gibbosa 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): 62 [details] 

original description (of Asteriscus pulchellus Valenciennes (MS) in Perrier, 1869) Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. <em>Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris.</em> 5-188, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13976641
page(s): 99 [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 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] OpenAccess publication

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] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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Breeding Protandrous hermaphrodite; eggs are laid in creviices, but are not brooded. Summer [details]

Distribution From the lower shore to about 125 m depth, on rocky shores, under overhangs, under stones and in rock pools, western coast s of British Isles, inclluding the Isle of Man, from Scotland to Dorset [details]
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Albanian yll deti jastëkor  [details]
Catalan estrelleta  [details]
Dutch vijfhoekige zeester  [details]
English starletcushion star  [details]
French astérie bossue  [details]
German Fünfeckstern  [details]
Italian stella cuscinetto  [details]
Spanish estrella de capitán  [details]
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