Asterias
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 Asterias rubens
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Asterias is a genus of the Asteriidae family of starfish (also known as sea stars). It includes several of the best-known species of starfish, including the (Atlantic) Common starfish (Asterias rubens) and the Northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis).
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- British Marine Life Study Society page on Asterias rubens
- On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias inhabiting the coast of the United States by Thomas Say (1825). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia ; vol. 5, pt. 1
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