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Asteroidea name detailsLeptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
 292974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292974)
alternative representation
Species
Asterias minuta Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted (synonym according to Madsen (1987))
marine,
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] 
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. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292974 on 2025-04-01
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] context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] basis of record Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25. (look up in IMIS) [details]  Present 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 |