Asterias
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:104
Specimens with Sequences:87
Specimens with Barcodes:85
Species:6
Species With Barcodes:3
Public Records:49
Public Species:3
Public BINs:4
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[edit]
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species:[1]
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ Mah, Christopher (2014). "Asterias Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
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recent & fossil
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Syntype for Asterias polythela Verrill, 1909
Catalog Number: USNM 15820
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry
Collector(s): M. Healy
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Alaska, United States, Arctic Ocean
Vessel: Corwin R/V
- Syntype: Verrill. 1909. Am. J. Sci. 28: 68.
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Depth range based on 4710 specimens in 10 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2099 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): -3 - 1158
Temperature range (°C): 0.364 - 25.874
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 29.820
Salinity (PPS): 31.546 - 36.432
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.350 - 8.585
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 2.401
Silicate (umol/l): 0.693 - 63.273
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): -3 - 1158
Temperature range (°C): 0.364 - 25.874
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.325 - 29.820
Salinity (PPS): 31.546 - 36.432
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.350 - 8.585
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 2.401
Silicate (umol/l): 0.693 - 63.273
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Asterias is prey of:
Pomatomus
Fundulus
Myoxocephalus
Tautogolabrus
Based on studies in:
USA: Massachusetts, Cape Ann (Marine, Sublittoral)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 272 (1947).
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 278 (1947).
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Asterias preys on:
Mytilus
Gemma
Polinices
Balanus
Solemya
Ensis
Macoma
Mya
Nassarius
Based on studies in:
USA: Massachusetts, Cape Ann (Marine, Sublittoral)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 272 (1947).
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 278 (1947).
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 284 (1947).
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