Asteroidea taxon details
Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862)
379050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379050)
accepted
Species
Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862 · unaccepted
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. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379050 on 2025-07-16
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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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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 (Leptasterias aequalis)
To GenBank (287 nucleotides; 171 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias aequalis USNM 1372 - dorsal) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias aequalis USNM 1372 - ventral) (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 (Leptasterias aequalis)
To GenBank (287 nucleotides; 171 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias aequalis USNM 1372 - dorsal) (from synonym Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias aequalis USNM 1372 - ventral) (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
