Asterias
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Asterias is a genus of the Asteriidae family of starfish. It includes several of the best-known species of sea stars, including the (Atlantic) common starfish, Asterias rubens, and the northern Pacific seastar, Asterias amurensis.
[edit] Species
- Asterias amurensis Lütken, 1871
- Asterias forbesi
- Asterias rathbuni
- Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
- Asterias tanneri
- Asterias vulgaris
Wikispecies has information related to:
[edit] External links
- British Marine Life Study Society page on Asterias rubens
- On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias inhabiting the coast of the United States by Thomas Say (1825). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia ; vol. 5, pt. 1
