Asterias rubens. [see page 17 as Asteracanthion rubens] Müller, O.F. Phylum Echinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar Subphylum Species description: Asterias rubens is the most common and familiar starfish in the north-east Atlantic region.Asterias rubens may grow up to 52 cm in diameter, but commonly 10-30 cm. Asterias rubens is variable in colour, though usually orange, pale brown or violet.Deep-water specimens are pale. General Characteristics: The common starfish has five arms that radiate outward from a central disk.

[1-3], 1-56, pls. Müller, 1776 Asterias holsatica Retzius, 1805 Asterias spinosa Say, 1825 Asteracanthion rubens J. Müller & Troschel, 1842 Asterias vulgaris Packard, 1863 Uraster rubens Forbes, 1852 Uraster violacea Forbes, 1852 The digestive system of the starfish begins at the mouth, and the food goes into the cardiac stomach which connect to the pyloric stomach.

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Abstract. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. 1. [see page 7 as Asterias violacea] Vernacular names

Asterias rubens. This is one of the largest and most frequently encountered sea stars along the Norwegian coast.

BHL Reference page. Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Scientific Name: Asterias rubens Common Name: Common Starfish. Zoologia Danica seu animalium Daniae et Norvegiae rariorum ac minus notorum descriptiones et historia. 2.

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They have no distinct head and the mouth is in the center of the central disk on the ventral side of the animal. The major 4-demethyl sterols had a Δ 7 bond and the C 27 compound 5α-cholest-7-en-3β-ol predominated over other mono- and di-unsaturated sterols belonging to the C 26, C 27, C 28 and C 29 series.

Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1758 Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777 Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Volumen secundum: pp. Asterias rubens occurs on the English and North European coasts, A. vulgaris is found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, A. forbesi occurs on the eastern sea shore from the Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, A. amurensis is found in the Behring sea, Japan and Korea, and A. tenera occurs on the sea shore from Nova Scotia to New Jersey. 41-80. Digestive System Phyla. Home Justin Caminero > > > Michael Manu > > > Victor Podvalny > > > Starfish Digestive System. Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students.ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. Datasheet Type(s): Natural Enemy, Host Animal, Exclude from ISC Characteristics: The five armed common starfish may reach a diameter of 52 cm.

Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758: UKSI Common Name Source; Common starfish: UKSI Classification unranked Biota kingdom Animalia phylum Echinodermata class Asteroidea order Forcipulatida family Asteriidae genus Asterias species Asterias rubens. Twenty-two sterols were identified in the starfish Asterias rubens (Phylum, Echinodermata; Class, Asteroidea).