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CaRMS taxon detailsAsterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
123776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123776)
accepted
Species
Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym according to Downey in...)
synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992)
marine, brackish,
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors 
Distribution Not recorded for Mediterranean
Distribution Not recorded for Mediterranean [details] Distribution Labrador to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Labrador to Cape Hatteras [details] Distribution Lower shore to more than 200 m depth, on rock gravel and sand; very common all round the British Isles
Distribution Lower shore to more than 200 m depth, on rock gravel and sand; very common all round the British Isles [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123776 on 2026-07-05
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123776 on 2026-07-05
Date action by
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 661 [details] Available for editors 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
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact in Turkish part of the Black Sea (Marine Region) : Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain [details]Introduced species impact in Turkish part of the Black Sea (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Bosporus (Strait) : Shipping [details] Unreviewed
Breeding Planktonic bipinnaria and brachilaria larva. Summer [details]Distribution Not recorded for Mediterranean [details] Distribution Labrador to Cape Hatteras [details] Distribution Lower shore to more than 200 m depth, on rock gravel and sand; very common all round the British Isles [details] Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [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 (320 publications) (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866) 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 NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (USNM E39586) aboral view) To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (USNM E39586) mouth view) To PESI To PESI (from synonym Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866) To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031009) To ITIS From editor or global species database
          Unreviewed
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