Asterina gibbosa

Asterina gibbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Asterina
Species:
A. gibbosa
Binomial name
Asterina gibbosa
(Pennant, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asterias exigua Delle Chiaje, 1825
  • Asterias gibbosa Pennant, 1777
  • Asterias membranacea Risso, 1826
  • Asterias minuta Gmelin, 1788
  • Asterias papyracea Konrad, 1814
  • Asterias pulchella de Blainville, 1834
  • Asterias umbilicata Konrad, 1814
  • Asterias verruculata Retzius, 1805
  • Asterina crassispina H.L. Clark, 1928
  • Asterina minuta Nardo, 1834
  • Asteriscus arrecifensis Greeff, 1872
  • Asteriscus ciliatus Lorenz, 1860
  • Asteriscus gibbosa Fischer, 1869
  • Asteriscus pulchellus Perrier, 1869
  • Asteriscus verruculatus (Retzius, 1805)

Asterina gibbosa, commonly known as the starlet cushion star, is a species of starfish in the family Asterinidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

  1. ^ Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). "Asterina gibbosa (Pennant, 1777)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-10-29.