Asterias rubens Northern Sea Star

Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758

Lower shore to more than 200 m depth, on rock gravel and sand; very common all round the British Isles

Host/prey of Pseudanthessius dubius Sars G.O., 1918 Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult
Host/prey of Scottomyzon gibberum (Scott T. & Scott A., 1894) Feedingtype: ectoparasitic, Stage: adult

Synonymised names:
Asteracanthion rubens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Asteracanthion violaceus (O.F. Muller, 1788) (Synonym)
Asteracanthium distichum Brandt, 1851
Asterias (Leptasterias) stimpsoni Verrill, 1866
Asterias attenuata Bell, 1891
Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777 (synonym)
Asterias distichum (Brandt, 1851) (Synonym)
Asterias fabricii Agassiz in Perrier, 1875 (Synonym according to Verrill (1895))
Asterias holsatica Bruzelius, 1805 (Synonym according to Sladen (1889))
Asterias minuta Linnaeus, 1761 (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
Asterias murrayi Bell, 1891 (synonym according to Mortensen (1927))
Asterias rubens var. attenuata Bell, 1891
Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776 (synonym)
Asterias spinosa Say, 1825 (synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992))
Asterias violacea O.F. Mueller, 1788 (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))
Asterias vulgaris Verrill, 1866 (synonym according to Downey in Clark & Downey (1992))
Stellonia rubens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uraster rubens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uraster violaceus (O.F. Müller, 1776) (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Direct children (3):
Variety Asterias rubens var. attenuata Bell, 1891 accepted as Asterias attenuata Bell, 1891 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758
Variety Asterias rubens var. migratum Sladen, 1879 accepted as Allasterias migrata Sladen, 1879 accepted as Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871
Subspecies Asterias rubens violacea O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)