WoRMS name details
Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
292974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292974)
alternative representation
Species
Asterias minuta Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
- Subspecies Leptasterias polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asteracanthion polaris Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
Distribution Arctic species, occasionally found from Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Arctic species, occasionally found from Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292974 on 2026-07-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Asteracanthion polaris Müller & Troschel, 1842) Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 16 [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 16 [details]
basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Arctic species, occasionally found from Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras [details]Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Asterias minuta Fabricius, 1780)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptasterias polaris)
To GenBank (709 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (63 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Asterias minuta Fabricius, 1780)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptasterias polaris)
To GenBank (709 nucleotides; 39 proteins)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (63 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
