#4970 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co

Spiny Starfish

🇳🇱 IJszeester ·Marthasterias glacialis

🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © whodden · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © biolinus · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © galargus · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © faluke · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Phillippe Guillaume · CC BY 4.0
6. Almería, España:© faluke · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Sopelana, Vizcaya, España:© no rights reserved · CC0
8. Cabeço João Lopes, Santa Maria, Azores, PT.:© Carmen B. de los Santos · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. Atalhada, Lagoa:© Eva Medeiros · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Matosinhos:© umbertuccio · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is monotypic and the only species in the genus is Marthasterias glacialis , commonly known as the spiny starfish . It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,660iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,660 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).