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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Genus recognized by
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asterias
Recognized by
NMNH Invertebrate Zoology
Asterias
Genus recognized by
White Sea Species List
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United Kingdom Species List
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North Pacific Species List
,
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,
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,
Bay of Fundy Species List
,
Gulf of St Lawrence Species List
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Labrador Sea Species List
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Philippine Sea Species List
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Yellow Sea Species List
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Seto Inland Sea Species List
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Sea of Japan Species List
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Bering Sea Species List
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Gulf of Alaska Species List
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The Netherlands Species List
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Delete- old US Species List
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Ireland Species List
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Germany Species List
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Indonesia Species List
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Australia Species List
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Denmark Species List
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Norway Species List
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Barcode of Life Data Systems
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China Species List
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Japan Species List
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Russia Species List
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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wikipedia 日本語
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Wikidata
,
United States Species List
,
PBDB in DwCA
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
, and
Wikimedia Commons
Asterias
Species recognized by
Protists in Singapore
Asterias
Recognized by
Flickr BHL
,
Arctic Register of Marine Species
,
iNaturalist
,
NMNH Invertebrate Zoology
,
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology DwCA
,
Egg Characteristics and Breeding Season for Woods Hole Species
, and
Furui 2020
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Genus recognized by
GBIF classification
and
TreatmentBank
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by
OBIS environmental data records
Alternative Names
Allasterias Verrill 1909
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthion Müller & Troschel 1840
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthium Brandt 1851
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Parasterias Verrill 1914
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Stellonia Nardo 1834
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Uraster L. Agassiz 1836
Not accepted according to
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthion pallidus
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias arenata
Lamarck 1816
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias articulata
Linnaeus 1753
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias aster
Gray 1840
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias bicolor
Lamarck 1816
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias bootes
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias cotteswoldia
Buckman 1845
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias echinata
Gray 1840
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias fernandezianus
Philippi
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias macropora
(Verrill 1909)
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias spec
Linnaeus 1758
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Asterias wilkinsoni
Gray 1840
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Coscin
aster
ias
aster (Gray 1840)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867)
Coscinasterias echinata
(Gray 1840)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Coscinasterias Verrill, 1867)
Leptasterias mexicanum
Doubtful according to
GBIF classification
Stenasterias macropora
(Verrill 1909)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Stenasterias Verrill, 1914)
? macropora Verrill, 1909
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Asteriidae)
Asteracanthion
Subjective synonym according to
PBDB in DwCA
Asterias
Harvest ancestor according to
GBIF classification
,
GBIF classification
,
GBIF classification
,
PBDB in DwCA
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
Global Biotic Interactions
,
NMNH type specimens
,
Flickr Group
,
Flickr Group
, and
TreatmentBank
Uraster
Objective synonym according to
PBDB in DwCA
Common Names
Bulgarian
астериаси
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Estonian
Meritäht
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Japanese
マヒトデ属
preferred
Recognized by
Furui 2020
Navajo; Navaho
Sǫʼ łóóʼ íiyisígíí
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
Persian
ستارههای دریایی آستریا
preferred
Recognized by
Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Asteroidea de Blainville 1830
Forcipulatacea Blake 1987
Forcipulatida Perrier 1884
Asteriidae Gray 1840
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
(this page)
Asterias amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias arenata Lamarck 1816
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias articulata Linnaeus 1753
Asterias aster Gray 1840
Asterias bicolor Lamarck 1816
Asterias echinata Gray 1840
Asterias fernandezianus Philippi
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)
Asterias macropora (Verrill 1909)
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias prisca Valette 1928
Asterias quinqueloba Goldfuss 1831
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889
Asterias wilkinsoni Gray 1840
Adelasterias Verrill 1914
Anasterias Perrier 1875
Aphanasterias Fisher 1923
Aphelasterias Fisher 1923
Astrometis Fisher 1923
Astrostole Fisher 1923
Bernasconiaster Rivadeneira, Martinez, Penchaszadeh & Brogger 2020
Caimanaster A. M. Clark 1962
Calasterias Hayashi 1975
Coronaster Perrier 1885
Coscinasterias Verrill 1867
Cryptasterias Verrill 1914
Diplasterias Perrier 1891
Distolasterias Perrier 1896
Evasterias Verrill 1914
Icasterias Fisher 1923
Kenrickaster A. M. Clark 1962
Leptasterias Verrill 1866
Lethasterias Fisher 1923
Lysasterias Fisher 1908
Marthasterias Jullien 1878
Meyenaster Verrill 1913
Notasterias Koehler 1911
Orthasterias Verrill 1914
Perissasterias H. L. Clark 1923
Pisaster Müller & Troschel 1840
Plazaster Fisher 1941
Psalidaster Fisher 1940
Pycnopodiinae Verrill 1914
Rathbunaster Fisher 1906
Saliasterias Koehler 1920
Sclerasterias Perrier 1891
Stenasterias Verrill 1914
Stephanasterias Verrill 1871
Stylasterias Verrill 1914
Taranuiaster McKnight 1973
Tarsastrocles Fisher 1923
Uniophora Gray 1840
Urasterias Verrill 1909