General information |
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| Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871 | ||
| Common name | Northern Pacific seastar, Japanese common starfish | |
| Synonyms |
Allasterias rathbuni nortonens Verrill, 1909 Allasterias rathbuni var. anom Verrill, 1909 Allasterias rathbuni var. nort Verrill, 1919 Asterias amurensis f. gracilispinis Djakonov, 1950 Asterias amurensis f. Acervispinis Djakonov, 1950 Asterias amurensis f. flabellifera Djakonov, 1950 Parasterias albertensis Verrill, 1914 Asterias amurensis f. Latissima Djakonov, 1950 Asterias amurensis f. robusta Djakonov, 1950 Asterias anomala Clark, 1913 Asterias nortonensis Clark, 1920 Asterias pectinata Brandt, 1835 Asterias rubens Murdoch, 1885 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | - |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Echinodermata; Eleutherozoa; Asterozoa; Asteroidea; Forcipulatacea; Forcipulatida; Asteriidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | - |
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| Occurrence | - | |
| Importance | Not reported |
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| Remarks | Included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Hashirimizu, Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| Source of chromosomes | Blastulae (embryo) |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 24m+14sm+6t |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | 1 to 5 |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | NORs located on 3 telocentric chromosome pairs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Saotome K, Komatsu M (2002). Chromosomes of Japanese starfishes. Zoological Science 19:1095-1103. |
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