Asterias

Summary

Asterias is a taxon^[1]. Asterias has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Asterias's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Asterias is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Asterias is classified within Asteriidae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Asterias is Asterias^[6].
• Asterias's Commons category is recorded as Asterias^[7].
• Asterias's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asterias^[8].
• Asterias's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• Asterias's taxon synonym is recorded as Asteracanthion^[10].
• Asterias's taxon synonym is recorded as Stellonia^[11].
• Asterias's taxon synonym is recorded as Allasterias^[12].
• Asterias's taxon synonym is recorded as Asteracanthium^[13].
• Asterias's taxon synonym is recorded as Parasterias^[14].
• Asterias's taxon synonym is recorded as Uraster^[15].

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Classification

Asterias's scientific name is Asterias^[6]. Asterias is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Asterias is classified within Asteriidae^[5].

Identifiers

Asterias's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48903^[16]. Asterias's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7601^[17]. Asterias's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 72957^[18]. Asterias's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2270462^[19]. Asterias's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157215^[20].

Why It Matters

Asterias has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]