Asterina miniata - western US. diameter is 170-180 µm, volume ~ 3 nl.
Asterias forbesii; Asterias vulgaris - eastern US, available at MBL, Woods
Hole. diameter is 170-180 µm
Marthasterias glacialis - Mediterranean
Sea, Roscoff; in Banyuls, the season is from November to March
size of these oocytes is about the same as Asterias rubens, volume 1.8 nl,
~160
µm diameter. Additional
information
Astropecten aranciacus - Mediterranean
Sea; in Banyuls, the season is December to May
Oocyte volume - 8 nl Additional
information
Asterina pectinifera - Japan. These are probably
very similar to Asterina miniata. Additional
information
Asterias
rubens - France (Roscoff). Oocyte volume ~ 2 nl, or about 160 µm
diameter. Breeding season in May
Asterias amurensis - Japan. This the
animal used by Kanatani et al to identify 1-methyladenine. additional
information
Pisaster ochraceus - western US - additional
information
Marine stations: banyules, roscoff, Misaki, Tateyama, woods hole
General echinoderms
british
columbia
Taxonomy
Paxillosida
-Astropectinidae
-Ctenodiscididae
-Goniopectinidae
-Luidiidae
-Porcellanasteridae
-Radiasteridae
Notomyotida
-Benthopectinidae
Valvatida
-Acanthasteridae
-Archasteridae
-Asterinidae -- seems to include Asterina
-Asterodiscididae
-Asteropsidae
-Chaetasteridae
-Ganeriidae
-Gonioasteridae
-Mithrodidae
-Odontasteridae
-Oreasteridae
-Ophidiasteridae
-Poraniidae
-Sphaerasteridae
Velatida
-Caymanostellidae
-Korethasteridae
-Myxasteridae
-Pterasteridae
-Solasteridae -- includes soleaster
Spinulosida
-Echinasteridae
Forcipulatida
-Asteriidae -- includes asterias, pisaster, pycnopodia
-Heliasteridae
Labidiasteridae
Neomorphasteridae
-Pedicellasteridae
-Zoroasteridae
Brisingida
-Brisingidae
-Freyellidae
