CaRMS taxon details
Leptasterias Verrill, 1866 AphiaID: 123222
| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Genus |
| Parent | | Asteriidae Gray, 1840 |
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basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record: Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: Clark, A.M.and Mah, C. (2001). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (2001). Echinoderm Studies, 6: pp. 229-347 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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[show all] | | Subgenus Leptasterias (Endogenasterias) Djakonov, 1938
Subgenus Leptasterias (Hexasterias) Fisher, 1930
Subgenus Leptasterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866
Species Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)
Species Leptasterias austera (Verrill, 1895)
Species Leptasterias canuti Heding, 1936
Species Leptasterias clavispina Heding, 1936
Species Leptasterias compta (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Leptasterias danica (Levinsen, 1887)
Species Leptasterias degerboelli Heding, 1935
Species Leptasterias floccosa (Levinsen, 1887)
Species Leptasterias groenlandica (Steenstrup, 1857)
Species Leptasterias hispidella Verrill, 1895
Species Leptasterias hyperborea (Danielssen & Koren, 1882)
Species Leptasterias littoralis (Stimpson, 1853)
Species Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson, 1862)
Species Leptasterias muelleri (M. Sars, 1846) represented as Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri (M. Sars, 1846) (alternate representation)
Species Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (alternate representation)
Species Leptasterias islandica Levinsen, 1877 accepted as Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Fossil range | | recent only |
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omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
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| Links | | To GenBank
To ITIS
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| Note | |
Taxonomic remark: Many of the subgenera established by Djakonov (1929, 1938) have not been completely evaluated within the context of a comprehensive treatment. Taxa within the Leptasterias species complex have not been rigorously evaluated and are often poorly differentiated. [details]
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| Image | | 
Leptasterias - small sea star
added on 2011-02-18 - author: Nozères, Claude
qualitystatus: not checked |
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123222 |
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| | | Citation: Mah, C.; Hansson, H. (2013). Leptasterias Verrill, 1866. In: Mah, C.L. (2013) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2013) Canadian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123222 on 2013-05-24 |
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