Marthasterias

Marthasterias
Marthasterias glacialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Marthasterias
Jullien, 1878[1]

Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Both species in the genus are commonly known as the spiny starfish.

  1. ^ Mah, Christopher (2014). "Marthasterias Jullien, 1878". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-18.