Common Sea Star (Asterias rubens)

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Asterias rubens

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Sea Star

Also known as: Gewone Zeester, Common Starfish, Atlantic Common Sea Star, Purple Starfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Forcipulatida

Family

Asteriidae

Where to find it

common

Denmark France (Atlantic)Germany Ireland Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom

occasional

rare

Spain (Galicia)

Recorded on DIVR

La Madonnina - Civitavecchia· Italy

Other species in Asteriidae

Blue Spiny Starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina)

Coscinasterias tenuispina

Blue Spiny Starfish

Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis)

Marthasterias glacialis

Spiny Starfish

Image: © Darren Obbard (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source