Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Valvatida > Family Asterinidae > Genus Asterina

Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Asterina*	Nardo, 1834	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Asterias gibbosa*	Pennant, 1777	synonym
*Asterias verruculata*	Retzius, 1805	synonym
*Asterina minuta*	Nardo, 1834	synonym
*Asteriscus arrecifensis*	Greeff, 1872	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: yll deti jastëkor sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Catalan: estrelleta sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Dutch: vijfhoekige zeester

English: starlet sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

French: astérie bossue

German: Fünfeckstern

Italian: stella cuscinetto

Spanish, Castillian: estrella de capitán

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp.
additional source	Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (331 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777). In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123987