WoRMS taxon details

Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)

123974  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123974)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Asteroidea (Class)
  6. Ambuloasteroidea (Subclass)
  7. Neoasteroidea (Infraclass)
  8. Spinulosacea (Superorder)
  9. Spinulosida (Order)
  10. Echinasteridae (Family)
  11. Henricia (Genus)
  12. Henricia sanguinolenta (Species)
accepted
Species
Asterias pertusa O.F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cribrella laevior Michailovskij, 1903 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
Cribrella pectinata Verrill, 1894 · unaccepted (Reduced to variety by Koehler...)  
Reduced to variety by Koehler (1909) and Verill (1914).
Cribrella sanguinolenta f. laevior Michailovskij, 1903 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Madsen (1987))
Echinaster oculatus Düben & Koren, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
Echinaster sarsii Müller & Troschel, 1844 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher...)  
Synonym according to Fisher (1911) and Madsen (1987)

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(of Asterias sanguinolenta O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 234 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras  
Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras [details]

Distribution From low intertidal to 50 m depth, typical of the algal zone. British distribution not completely known, but it certainly...  
Distribution From low intertidal to 50 m depth, typical of the algal zone. British distribution not completely known, but it certainly occurs in Orkney, Shetland and north-east Scotland. [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123974 on 2025-07-13
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2008-10-26 13:36:06Z
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Mah, Christopher

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Nomenclature

original description (of Asterias pertusa O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 235 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Asterias sanguinolenta O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 234 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cribrella pectinata Verrill, 1894) Verrill, A. E. (1894). Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the collections made by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 17(1000), 245-297., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675247
page(s): 278 [details] 

original description (of Echinaster sarsii Müller & Troschel, 1844) Müller, J.; Troschel , F. H. (1844). Beschreibung neuer Asteriden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 10(1), 178-185., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7088953#page/186/mode/1up
page(s): 178 [details] 

original description (of Henricia sanguinolenta miliaris Verrill, 1914) 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
page(s): 234 [details] 

original description (of Cribrella sanguinolenta var. curta Norman, 1869) Norman, A.M. (1869). Last report on dredging among the Shetland Isles. Echinodermata. <em>Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1868.</em> 312-318., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18900569
page(s): 313 [details] 

original description (of Echinaster oculatus f. minor Düben & Koren, 1846) Düben, M.W. von; Koren, J. (1846). Öfversigt af Skandinaviens Echinodermer [Overview of Scandinavian Echinodermata]. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1844.</em> 229-328, plates VI-XI., available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015039478022;view=1up;seq=235
page(s): 241 [details] 

original description (of Linckia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776)) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 235 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Henricia miliaris Verrill, 1914) 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
page(s): 234 [details] 

original description (of Henricia rudis Verrill, 1914) 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
page(s): 233 [details] 

original description (of Henricia sanguinolenta var. rudis Verrill, 1914) 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
page(s): 233 [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] 

Other

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [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 Madsen, F.J. (1987). The <i>Henricia sanguinolenta</i> complex (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) of the Norwegian Sea and adjacent waters. A re-evaluation, with notes on related species. Steenstrupia 13(5): 201-268. [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 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Breeding Broods young. Spring [details]

Diet Feeds on organic particles and dissolved nutrients (absorbed through its skin) [details]

Distribution Arctic to Cape Hatteras [details]

Distribution From low intertidal to 50 m depth, typical of the algal zone. British distribution not completely known, but it certainly occurs in Orkney, Shetland and north-east Scotland. [details]

Habitat Found at depths of 0-2414 m. Prefer rock and algae covered substrate. [details]
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LanguageName 
English polar slender sea starpolar sea stargreen slender sea starblood star  [details]
French petit étoile rouge-sangétoile de mer sanguineétoile de cuir boréale  [details]
Swedish rosenkrullstjärna  [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (110 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cribrella pectinata Verrill, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (141 publications) (from synonym Cribrella sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Echinaster sarsii Müller & Troschel, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Henricia sanguinolenta miliaris Verrill, 1914)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Echinaster oculatus Düben & Koren, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications) (from synonym Echinaster sanguinolentus (O.F. Müller, 1776))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Henricia sanguinolenta) 
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Asterias sanguinolenta O.F. Müller, 1776)
To PESI (from synonym Echinaster sarsii Müller & Troschel, 1844)
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Echinaster oculatus Düben & Koren, 1846)
To PESI (from synonym Cribrella sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI (from synonym Cribrella pectinata Verrill, 1894)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias pertusa O.F. Müller, 1776)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias sanguinolenta O.F. Müller, 1776)
To PESI (from synonym Henricia sanguinolenta miliaris Verrill, 1914)
To PESI (from synonym Cribrella sanguinolenta var. curta Norman, 1869)
To PESI (from synonym Cribrella sanguinolenta f. laevior Michailovskij, 1903)
To PESI (from synonym Echinaster oculatus f. minor Düben & Koren, 1846)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (579 records) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 009837.EC) (from synonym Henricia sanguinolenta var. rudis Verrill, 1914)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Henricia sanguinolenta (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Grieg (1910, pl. 1)
Grieg (1910, pl. 1)
Image from synonym
Grieg (1910, pl. 1)
Grieg (1910, pl. 1)
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
Henricia sanguinolenta
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 009837.EC)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 009837.EC)
Hosted externally, from synonym