Asterias
Asterias is a genus of the Asteriidae family of sea stars. 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. The genus contains a total of six species in all.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species:
Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Asterias argonauta Djakonov, 1950
Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848)
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov, 1950
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill, 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell, 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 — common starfish
Asterias versicolor Sladen, 1889
Asterias rubens
Asterias amurensis
Asterias forbesi
References
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