The World Asteroidea Database - Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)

Asteroidea taxon details

Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)

AphiaID

379157 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:379157)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

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

Synonymised names

Asterias douglasi Perrier, 1875 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Asterias dubia Verrill, 1909 · unaccepted (Synonym according to Fisher (1930))

Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae f. confinis Djakonov, 1938 · unaccepted

Leptasterias confinis Djakonov, 1938 · unaccepted

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Forma Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae f. confinis Djakonov, 1938 accepted as Leptasterias confinis Djakonov, 1938 accepted as Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris katherinae (Gray, 1840). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=379157 on 2026-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2009-01-01 07:33:05Z

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original description (of Asterias douglasi Perrier, 1875) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de stellérides du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Paris, Reinwald. 384 p., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044107304818&view=1up&seq=338
page(s): 69 [details]

original description (of Asterias douglasi Perrier, 1875) Perrier, E. (1875). Révision de la collection de Stellérides du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 4 : 265-450., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45532612
page(s): 333; note: Same reference but published in different format. [details]

original description (of Asterias dubia Verrill, 1909) Verrill, A.E. (1909). Remarkable development of starfishes on the Northwest American coast; hybridism; multiplicity of rays; teratology; problems in evolution; geographical distribution. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 43(513): 542-555., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43286584
page(s): 545; note: last sentence in footnote. [details]

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