The World Asteroidea Database - Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

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Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Leptasterias polaris

AphiaID

292974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292974)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Rank

Species

Parent

Leptasterias Verrill, 1866

Original name

Asteracanthion polaris Müller & Troschel, 1842

Synonymised names

Asterias minuta Fabricius, 1780 · unaccepted (synonym according to Madsen (1987))

Leptasterias (Hexasterias) bartletti Clark A.H., 1940 · unaccepted

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Subspecies Leptasterias polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1862) represented as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

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]

Descriptive notes

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]

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). 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 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-01 08:45:38Z

created

Decock, Wim

2009-01-03 23:20:49Z

changed

Mah, Christopher

Licensing

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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]

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

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Leptasterias polaris