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Common Seastar

Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asterias forbesi
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, Canada Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, North Atlantic Species List, NCBI, and United States Species List
Asterias forbesi
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington and OBIS environmental data records
Asteracanthion forbesi
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Asteracanthion lacazei
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Asterias arenicola
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and Paleobiology Database
Asterias arenicola Stimpson
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Asterias arenicola Stimpson 1862
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Asterias crassispina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Asterias forbesi
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Egg Characteristics and Breeding Season for Woods Hole Species, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Asterias forbesi
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Marshall et al
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species
Asterias forbesi (Desor)
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Alternative Names

Asteracanthion berylinus A. Agassiz 1866
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthion forbesi Desor 1848
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthion lacazei Perrier 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthion novaeboracensis Valenciennes
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asterias arenicola Stimpson 1862
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asterias arenicola var. lacazei (Perrier 1869)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asterias crassispina H. L. Clark 1941
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asterias lacazei (Perrier 1869)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Asteracanthion berylinus A. Agassiz 1866
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asteracanthion forbesi Desor 1848
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asteracanthion lacazei Perrier 1869
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asteracanthion novaeboracensis Valenciennes
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asterias arenicola Stimpson 1862
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asterias arenicola var. lacazei (Perrier 1869)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asterias crassispina H. L. Clark 1941
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Asteracanthion berylinus A. Agassiz 1866
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asteracanthion berylinus A. Agassiz 1866
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asteracanthion berylinus A. Agassiz 1866
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asteracanthion forbesi Desor 1848
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asteracanthion forbesi Desor 1848
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asteracanthion forbesi Desor 1848
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asteracanthion lacazei Perrier 1869
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asteracanthion lacazei Perrier 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asteracanthion lacazei Perrier 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asteracanthion novaeboracensis Perrier 1869
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asteracanthion novaeboracensis Valenciennes
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asteracanthion novaeboracensis Valenciennes
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asterias arenicola Stimpson 1862
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asterias arenicola Stimpson 1862
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asterias arenicola Stimpson 1862
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asterias arenicola var. lacazei (Perrier 1869)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asterias arenicola var. lacazei (Perrier 1869)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asterias crassispina H. L. Clark 1941
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Asterias crassispina H. L. Clark 1941
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Asterias crassispina H. L. Clark 1941
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Asterias lacazei (Perrier 1869)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Astropecten arenicolus
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Pleuraster arenicola
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Common Seastar preferred
Recognized by admin
Forbes sea star preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

نجم البحر الفوربسي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

نجم البحر الفوربسى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Asteroidea de Blainville 1830
Forcipulatacea Blake 1987
Forcipulatida Perrier 1884
Asteriidae Gray 1840
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asterias amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias arenata Lamarck 1816
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias articulata Linnaeus 1753
Asterias aster Gray 1840
Asterias bicolor Lamarck 1816
Asterias echinata Gray 1840
Asterias fernandezianus Philippi
Asterias macropora (Verrill 1909)
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias prisca Valette 1928
Asterias quinqueloba Goldfuss 1831
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889
Asterias wilkinsoni Gray 1840

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Asteroidea
Ambuloasteroidea Blake & Hagdorn 2003
Neoasteroidea Gale 1987
Forcipulatacea Blake 1987
Forcipulatida Perrier 1884
Asteriidae Gray 1840
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asterias amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias impressae Quenstedt 1852
Asterias longassula Quenstedt 1876
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias minutissima Des Moulins 1832
Asterias prisca Valette 1928
Asterias propinqua Graf zu Munster 1835
Asterias quinqueloba Goldfuss 1831
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias spongiosa Quenstedt 1876
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889
Coscinasterias calamaria (Gray 1840)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Asteroidea de Blainville 1830
Forcipulatacea Blake 1987
Forcipulatida Perrier 1884
Asteriidae Gray 1840
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asterias amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias arenata Lamarck 1816
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias articulata Linnaeus 1753
Asterias aster Gray 1840
Asterias bicolor Lamarck 1816
Asterias echinata Gray 1840
Asterias fernandezianus Philippi
Asterias macropora (Verrill 1909)
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias prisca Valette 1928
Asterias quinqueloba Goldfuss 1831
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889
Asterias wilkinsoni Gray 1840

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asterias amurensis Lütken 1871
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889

GBIF classification

Animalia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asteracanthion oolithicum Terquem & Jourdy 1869
Asterias amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias bifida Pennant 1777
Asterias bituminosa Geinitz 1849
Asterias columnares Bertrand 1763
Asterias costellata Thorent 1839
Asterias deslongchampsi Morière 1878
Asterias dubium Whitfield
Asterias gaveyi (Forbes 1850)
Asterias katharinae Gray 1840
Asterias limboonkergi
Asterias longicauda Retzius 1805
Asterias lutkenii Stimpson
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias oolithica Terquem 1844
Asterias propinqua (Münster 1835)
Asterias punctulata Desmoulins 1832
Asterias quinqueloba Goldfuss 1831
Asterias ranvillensis Porte 1927
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias squamata Della Chiaje 1828
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata Bruguière 1791
Asterozoa
Asteroidea de Blainville 1830
Forcipulatacea Blake 1987
Forcipulatida Perrier 1884
Asteriidae Gray 1840
Asterias Linnaeus 1758
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asterias amurensis Lütken 1871
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Eleutherozoa
Asterozoa
Asteroidea
Forcipulatacea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias
Asterias forbesi (this page)
Asterias amurensis
Asterias rubens

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asteracanthion
Asteracanthion forbesi (this page)
Asteracanthion bootes
Asteracanthion calamaria
Asteracanthion canopus
Asteracanthion gelatinosus
Asteracanthion gemmifer
Asteracanthion glacialis
Asteracanthion graniferus
Asteracanthion groenlandica
Asteracanthion helianthus
Asteracanthion jehennesi
Asteracanthion lacazei
Asteracanthion littoralis
Asteracanthion luridum
Asteracanthion mexicanum
Asteracanthion mite
Asteracanthion ochotense
Asteracanthion pallidus
Asteracanthion polaris
Asteracanthion polyplax
Asteracanthion rosea
Asteracanthion rubens
Asteracanthion striatus
Asteracanthion tenuispinum
Asteracanthion varium

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asteracanthion
Asteracanthion lacazei (this page)
Asteracanthion bootes
Asteracanthion calamaria
Asteracanthion canopus
Asteracanthion forbesi
Asteracanthion gelatinosus
Asteracanthion gemmifer
Asteracanthion glacialis
Asteracanthion graniferus
Asteracanthion groenlandica
Asteracanthion helianthus
Asteracanthion jehennesi
Asteracanthion littoralis
Asteracanthion luridum
Asteracanthion mexicanum
Asteracanthion mite
Asteracanthion ochotense
Asteracanthion pallidus
Asteracanthion polaris
Asteracanthion polyplax
Asteracanthion rosea
Asteracanthion rubens
Asteracanthion striatus
Asteracanthion tenuispinum
Asteracanthion varium

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias
Asterias arenicola (this page)
Asterias acervispinis
Asterias aculeata
Asterias acutispina
Asterias aequalis
Asterias albulua
Asterias alternata
Asterias alveolata
Asterias anomala
Asterias arctica
Asterias attenuata
Asterias austera
Asterias bootes
Asterias borbonica
Asterias brasiliensis
Asterias brevispina
Asterias briareus
Asterias brisingoides
Asterias calcar
Asterias calcitrapa
Asterias canariensis
Asterias capensis
Asterias cayennensis
Asterias clavigera
Asterias compta
Asterias conceptionis
Asterias conferta
Asterias contorta
Asterias cordifera
Asterias crassispinis
Asterias cumingii
Asterias cylindricus
Asterias decemradiatus
Asterias dorsatus
Asterias echinus
Asterias epichlora
Asterias euryale
Asterias fascicularis
Asterias flabellifera
Asterias gelatinosa
Asterias georgiana
Asterias gigantea
Asterias gracilispinis
Asterias granifera
Asterias groenlandica
Asterias hartii
Asterias helianthoides
Asterias helianthus
Asterias hexactis
Asterias japonica
Asterias jehennesi
Asterias katherinae
Asterias lacazei
Asterias laevigata
Asterias latissima
Asterias linearis
Asterias littoralis
Asterias luna
Asterias mammillata
Asterias mazophorus
Asterias meridionalis
Asterias milleporella
Asterias mollis
Asterias multifora
Asterias nanimensis
Asterias nautarum
Asterias neglecta
Asterias nipon
Asterias nodosa
Asterias nuda
Asterias obtusangula
Asterias ochotensis
Asterias ochracea
Asterias oligactes
Asterias pallida
Asterias papposus
Asterias paucispina
Asterias pedicellaris
Asterias penicillaris
Asterias pentacantha
Asterias pentagonula
Asterias pleyadella
Asterias pulvillus
Asterias punctata
Asterias rodolphi
Asterias rosacea
Asterias rupicola
Asterias satsumana
Asterias savignyi
Asterias scalprifera
Asterias schmideliana
Asterias sebae
Asterias senegalensis
Asterias sentus
Asterias setosa
Asterias similispinis
Asterias steineni
Asterias striata
Asterias tanneri
Asterias troschelii
Asterias undulata
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias
Asterias crassispina (this page)
Asterias acervispinis
Asterias aculeata
Asterias acutispina
Asterias aequalis
Asterias albulua
Asterias alternata
Asterias alveolata
Asterias anomala
Asterias arctica
Asterias arenicola
Asterias attenuata
Asterias austera
Asterias bootes
Asterias borbonica
Asterias brasiliensis
Asterias brevispina
Asterias briareus
Asterias brisingoides
Asterias calcar
Asterias calcitrapa
Asterias canariensis
Asterias capensis
Asterias cayennensis
Asterias clavigera
Asterias compta
Asterias conceptionis
Asterias conferta
Asterias contorta
Asterias cordifera
Asterias crassispinis
Asterias cumingii
Asterias cylindricus
Asterias decemradiatus
Asterias dorsatus
Asterias echinus
Asterias epichlora
Asterias euryale
Asterias fascicularis
Asterias flabellifera
Asterias gelatinosa
Asterias georgiana
Asterias gigantea
Asterias gracilispinis
Asterias granifera
Asterias groenlandica
Asterias hartii
Asterias helianthoides
Asterias helianthus
Asterias hexactis
Asterias japonica
Asterias jehennesi
Asterias katherinae
Asterias lacazei
Asterias laevigata
Asterias latissima
Asterias linearis
Asterias littoralis
Asterias luna
Asterias mammillata
Asterias mazophorus
Asterias meridionalis
Asterias milleporella
Asterias mollis
Asterias multifora
Asterias nanimensis
Asterias nautarum
Asterias neglecta
Asterias nipon
Asterias nodosa
Asterias nuda
Asterias obtusangula
Asterias ochotensis
Asterias ochracea
Asterias oligactes
Asterias pallida
Asterias papposus
Asterias paucispina
Asterias pedicellaris
Asterias penicillaris
Asterias pentacantha
Asterias pentagonula
Asterias pleyadella
Asterias pulvillus
Asterias punctata
Asterias rodolphi
Asterias rosacea
Asterias rupicola
Asterias satsumana
Asterias savignyi
Asterias scalprifera
Asterias schmideliana
Asterias sebae
Asterias senegalensis
Asterias sentus
Asterias setosa
Asterias similispinis
Asterias steineni
Asterias striata
Asterias tanneri
Asterias troschelii
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias
Asterias forbesi (this page)
Asterias acervispinis
Asterias aculeata
Asterias acutispina
Asterias aequalis
Asterias albulua
Asterias alternata
Asterias alveolata
Asterias anomala
Asterias arctica
Asterias arenicola
Asterias attenuata
Asterias austera
Asterias bootes
Asterias borbonica
Asterias brasiliensis
Asterias brevispina
Asterias briareus
Asterias brisingoides
Asterias calcar
Asterias calcitrapa
Asterias canariensis
Asterias capensis
Asterias cayennensis
Asterias clavigera
Asterias compta
Asterias conceptionis
Asterias conferta
Asterias contorta
Asterias cordifera
Asterias crassispinis
Asterias cumingii
Asterias cylindricus
Asterias decemradiatus
Asterias dorsatus
Asterias echinus
Asterias epichlora
Asterias euryale
Asterias fascicularis
Asterias flabellifera
Asterias gelatinosa
Asterias georgiana
Asterias gigantea
Asterias gracilispinis
Asterias granifera
Asterias groenlandica
Asterias hartii
Asterias helianthoides
Asterias helianthus
Asterias hexactis
Asterias japonica
Asterias jehennesi
Asterias katherinae
Asterias lacazei
Asterias laevigata
Asterias latissima
Asterias linearis
Asterias littoralis
Asterias luna
Asterias mammillata
Asterias mazophorus
Asterias meridionalis
Asterias milleporella
Asterias mollis
Asterias multifora
Asterias nanimensis
Asterias nautarum
Asterias neglecta
Asterias nipon
Asterias nodosa
Asterias nuda
Asterias obtusangula
Asterias ochotensis
Asterias ochracea
Asterias oligactes
Asterias pallida
Asterias papposus
Asterias paucispina
Asterias pedicellaris
Asterias penicillaris
Asterias pentacantha
Asterias pentagonula
Asterias pleyadella
Asterias pulvillus
Asterias punctata
Asterias rodolphi
Asterias rosacea
Asterias rupicola
Asterias satsumana
Asterias savignyi
Asterias scalprifera
Asterias schmideliana
Asterias sebae
Asterias senegalensis
Asterias sentus
Asterias setosa
Asterias similispinis
Asterias steineni
Asterias striata
Asterias tanneri
Asterias troschelii
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Echinodermata
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Asterias
Asterias forbesi (Desor 1848) (this page)
Asterias amurensis f. amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias amurensis f. robusta Djakonov 1950
Asterias amurensis Lutken 1871
Asterias argonauta Djakonov 1950
Asterias calamaria var. reischeki Farquhar 1909
Asterias impressae Quenstedt 1852
Asterias longassula Quenstedt 1876
Asterias microdiscus Djakonov 1950
Asterias minutissima Des Moulins 1832
Asterias prisca Valette 1928
Asterias propinqua Graf zu Munster 1835
Asterias quinqueloba Goldfuss 1831
Asterias rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rathbuni crassispinis Djakonov 1950
Asterias rathbuni f. rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rathbuni rathbuni (Verrill 1909)
Asterias rollestoni Bell 1881
Asterias rubens Linnaeus 1758
Asterias spongiosa Quenstedt 1876
Asterias versicolor Sladen 1889
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