Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Forcipulatacea > Order Forcipulatida > Family Asteriidae > Genus Marthasterias

Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Marthasterias*	Jullien, 1878	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Asteracanthion africanus*	Müller & Troschel, 1842	synonym
*Asterias angulosa*	Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1788	synonym
*Asterias echinophora*	Delle Chiaje, 1827	synonym
*Asterias glacialis*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Asterias madeirensis*	Stimpson, 1862	synonym
*Asterias rarispina*	Perrier, 1875	synonym
*Asterias spinosa*	Pennant, 1777	synonym
*Marthasterias foliacea*	Jullien, 1878	synonym
*Stellonia webbiana*	d'Orbigny, 1839	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: ylli i madh me papilla 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.

Bokmål (Norwegian): piggkorstroll sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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

Dutch: Ijszeester

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

French: astérie; étoile de mer glaciàire sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Eisseestern sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Italian: martasteria; stella marina spinosa

Norwegian: piggkorstroll sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: piggkorstroll sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 661.

Norwegian Nynorsk: piggkorstroll sources: Systema Naturae ed. 10: 661.

Nynorsk (Norwegian): piggkorstroll sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: estrella espinosa común sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Swedish: ishavssjöstjärna; taggsjöstjärna

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	Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp.
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	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

Taxon found in 54 publications.

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
GenBank (106 nucleotides; 93 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Marthasterias glacialis. 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:123803