WoRMS taxon details
Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862)
379050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379050)
accepted
Species
Variety Leptasterias aequalis var. compacta Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Variety Leptasterias aequalis var. concinna Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862) Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 273 [details]
page(s): 273 [details]
Holotype (of Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862) USNM...
Holotype (of Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862) USNM E43002, geounit Monterey [details]
Taxonomy Although synonymized by Chia (1966) subsequent molecular data suggests a distinct taxa with many haplotypes
Taxonomy Although synonymized by Chia (1966) subsequent molecular data suggests a distinct taxa with many haplotypes [details]
Mah, C.L. (2021). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379050 on 2021-01-28
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(of Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862) Stimpson, W. (1862). On new genera and species of starfishes of the family Pycnopodidae (<i>Asteracanthion</i> Mueller & Troschel). <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory.</em> 8: 261-273., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492675
page(s): 273 [details]
page(s): 273 [details]




Holotype (of Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862) USNM E43002, geounit Monterey [details]
Paratype (of Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862) USNM E43002, geounit Monterey [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Although synonymized by Chia (1966) subsequent molecular data suggests a distinct taxa with many haplotypes [details]
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (138 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias aequalis USNM 1372 - dorsal) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (138 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 1372) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (138 nucleotides; 50 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias aequalis USNM 1372 - dorsal) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (138 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 1372) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To ITIS