Asterias

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστερίας (asterías). === Proper noun === Asterias f A taxonomic genus within the family Asteriidae – sea stars. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Deuterostomia – superphylum; Echinodermata – phylum; Asterozoa – subphylum; Asteroidea – class; Forcipulatida – order; Asteriidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Asterias rubens (common starfish) – type species; for other species see Asterias at World Register of Marine Species . ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Asterias on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Asterias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Asterias on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Asterias at World Register of Marine Species Asterias at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Asterias at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Asterias”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026