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Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spiny starfish| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Marthasterias glacialis AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Asteroidea | Forcipulatida | Asteriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 180 m (Ref. 106647). Subtropical; 71°N - 37°S, 32°W - 30°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: north of Finland across the Mediterranean basin and the Adriatic Sea to the Guinean Gulf.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 114120); 22 cm WD (female)
Maximum length of female (Ref. 106625) is based on occurrence; to be replaced with a better reference. Values are in diameter. Subtidal (Ref. 106814). Not commonly found intertidally; from sublittoral to a depth of around 180 m (Ref. 106815). Inhabits heterogeneous muddy sandy bottom (Ref. 106592). Mobile carnivorous species (Ref. 96498).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic larvae and later metamorphose into pentamorous juveniles which develop into young sea stars with stubby arms.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Koukouras, A. and M.-S. Kitsos. 2010. (Ref. 85345)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Internet sources
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 14.1 - 19.4, mean 17.7 (based on 126 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.