Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Forcipulatacea > Order Forcipulatida > Family Asteriidae > Genus Marthasterias

Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Marthasterias*	Jullien, 1878	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Asteracanthion webbianus*	(d'Orbigny, 1839)	synonym
*Asterias angulosa*	Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1788	synonym
*Asterias glacialis*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Asterias madeirensis*	Stimpson, 1862	synonym
*Asterias rarispina*	Perrier, 1875	synonym
*Asterias spinosa*	Pennant, 1777	synonym
*Marthasterias foliacea*	Jullien, 1878	synonym
*Stellonia webbiana*	d'Orbigny, 1839	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: ylli i madh me papilla sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Catalan: estrella verda sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Dutch: Ijszeester

English: spiny starfish sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

French: astérie; étoile de mer glaciàire sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Eisseestern sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Italian: martasteria; stella marina spinosa

Norwegian Bokmål: piggkorstroll sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Nynorsk: piggkorstroll sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: estrella espinosa común sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

Swedish: ishavssjöstjärna; taggsjöstjärna

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351.
additional source	Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp.
additional source	Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp.
additional source	Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.).
additional source	Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp.
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK

Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Marthasterias glacialis (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123803