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Asteriidae {family} -
Echinodermata
;
Asteroidea
;
Forcipulatida
;
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Sub-taxa
Genera (29)
Allostichaster [10]
Anasterias [2]
Aphelasterias [1]
Asterias [72]
Astrostole [7]
Coscinasterias [68]
Cosmasterias [15]
Diplasterias [128]
Distolasterias [1]
Evasterias [77]
Icasterias [5]
Leptasterias [231]
Lethasterias [4]
Lysasterias [9]
Marthasterias [106]
Neosmilaster [2]
Notasterias [52]
Orthasterias [9]
Pisaster [440]
Psalidaster [4]
Pseudechinaster [8]
Rumbleaster [11]
Saliasterias [11]
Sclerasterias [10]
Smilasterias [17]
Stephanasterias [3]
Stylasterias [10]
Uniophora [1]
Urasterias [7]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
full article at Wikipedia
BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
1,330
Public Records:
806
Specimens with Sequences:
1,021
Public Species:
36
Specimens with Barcodes:
992
Public BINs:
34
Species:
71
Species With Barcodes:
56
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Imagery
images representing subtaxa of Asteriidae
(
Urasterias
)
Sample ID:
WSECH0005
License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)
License Holder:
Unspecified, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Collection Sites
Collected from 5 countries.
Top 20:
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Canada
190
Portugal
44
Russia
6
United States
107
Australia
10
Taxon Occurrence (GBIF)
![(Anasterias - MPE-2751) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) MNHN Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SOA/2751_Anasph_CH135_a%2B1317045456.JPG "(Anasterias - MPE-2751) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Asterias - CECE07-031) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSPEC/CECE07-031_d%2B1199754396.jpg "(Asterias - CECE07-031) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Astrostole - Ech046) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010) Unspecified CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/EAR/DSC_0013%2B1181863582.jpg "(Astrostole - Ech046) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010)")
![(Coscinasterias - Ech032) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010) Unspecified CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/EAR/Ech032_b%2B1181863758.JPG "(Coscinasterias - Ech032) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010)")
![(Diplasterias - MPE-886) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike MNHN](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SOA/MPE-886_Dipbru_POKER_II_Chalut_43o%2B1313074440.JPG "(Diplasterias - MPE-886) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Evasterias - BAM00092) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSPEC/Bamfield_08_473%2B1224363096.jpg "(Evasterias - BAM00092) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Icasterias - 10BPBS-0008) @13 [ ] Copyright BIO Imaging Team, Crystal Sobel 2010 Unspecified](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ABMBS/10BPBS-0008_D%2B1285767252.jpg "(Icasterias - 10BPBS-0008) {} [ ] Copyright")
![(Leptasterias - HUNT0024) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSPEC/Huntsman_08_465%2B1225859436.jpg "(Leptasterias - HUNT0024) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Lethasterias - OD7) @11 [ ] Copyright (2008) Unspecified University of Alaska, Fairbanks](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BENTH/IMG_0802%2B1209671110.jpg "(Lethasterias - OD7) {} [ ] Copyright (2008)")
![(Lysasterias - 06_399_I) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike MNHN](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SOA/06_399_I_Lysper_JR144_EI_AGT_2o%2B1330525148.JPG "(Lysasterias - 06_399_I) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Marthasterias - LMBRUI7-001) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2012) Unspecified Unspecified](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LOBO/IMG_9682_1%2B1348154541.jpg "(Marthasterias - LMBRUI7-001) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved (2012)")
![(Notasterias - 06_606_J) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike MNHN](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SOA/06_606_J_Notbon_JR144_PB_AGT_3o%2B1330095868.JPG "(Notasterias - 06_606_J) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Orthasterias - BAM00185) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSPEC/IMG_0872%2B1224987724.JPG "(Orthasterias - BAM00185) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Pisaster - BAM00171) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSPEC/IMG_0746%2B1224944974.JPG "(Pisaster - BAM00171) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Saliasterias - CEAMARC_V3_5764) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Copyright Unspecified](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ASTAN/6802%2B1286978166.jpg "(Saliasterias - CEAMARC_V3_5764) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Sclerasterias - MTI-SCCWRP-00050) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2009) Cheryl A. Brantley Los Angeles County Sanitation District](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LACSA/DNA_trawl_invert_Sclerasterias_heteropaes_T1-61_plate_1_cell_E2%2B1281016288.jpg "(Sclerasterias - MTI-SCCWRP-00050) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2009)")
![(Smilasterias - MPE-2071) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) MNHN Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/SOA/2071_Smitri_CH209_o%2B1315498620.JPG "(Smilasterias - MPE-2071) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Stephanasterias - HLC-30330) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) BIO Photography Group Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/ECNN/IMG_7443%2B1335797158.jpg "(Stephanasterias - HLC-30330) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Stylasterias - BAM00196) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/DSPEC/IMG_0825%2B1225415056.JPG "(Stylasterias - BAM00196) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Uniophora - Ech031) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010) Unspecified CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/EAR/Ech031_b%2B1181863756.JPG "(Uniophora - Ech031) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010)")
![(Urasterias - WSECH0005) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Unspecified Biodiversity Institute of Ontario](http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/WSEC/WS005%2B1256409682.jpg "(Urasterias - WSECH0005) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
