---
title: "Spiny Starfish"
description: "Marthasterias africana — Altri animali. Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spiny-starfish-marthasterias-africana
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spiny Starfish

> Marthasterias africana — Altri animali. Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae.

- Scientific name: *Marthasterias africana*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1991
- Wikidata: [Q42897068](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42897068)
- iNaturalist taxon: [700203](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/700203)

## Names

- en: Spiny Starfish

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1912)

## Summary

Marthasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Both species in the genus are commonly known as the spiny starfish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthasterias

## Photo

![Spiny Starfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spiny-starfish-marthasterias-africana/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/210038259

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spiny-starfish-marthasterias-africana?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).