WoRMS taxon details
Leptasterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866
123637 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123637)
accepted
Subgenus
- Species Leptasterias (Leptasterias) djakonovi Baranova & Karpenko, 1979
- Species Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri (M. Sars, 1846)
- Species Leptasterias (Leptasterias) danica (Levinsen, 1886) represented as Leptasterias danica (Levinsen, 1886)
- Species Leptasterias (Leptasterias) hyperborea (Danielssen & Koren, 1882) represented as Leptasterias hyperborea (Danielssen & Koren, 1882)
- Species Leptasterias (Leptasterias) islandica Levinsen, 1886 represented as Leptasterias islandica Levinsen, 1886 accepted as Leptasterias arctica (Murdoch, 1885)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 350 [details]
page(s): 350 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias (Leptasterias) Verrill, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123637 on 2024-04-19
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original description
Verrill AE. (1866). On the Polyps and Echinoderms of New England, with Descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 333-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492315
page(s): 350 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 350 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
