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Marthasterias glacialis   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spiny starfish

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ireland country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve, Co. Cork (Ref. 106647). C: Ref. 106647.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Verling, E., A.C. Crook, D.K.A. Barnes and S.S.C. Harrison, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Eisseestern, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | 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)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.1 - 19.4, mean 17.7 (based on 126 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.