Deep-Sea taxon details
Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson, 1862)
158496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158496)
accepted
Species
Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias tenera 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): 269 [details]
page(s): 269 [details]
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary; Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south...
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary; Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Nova Scotia to Cape Hatteras [details]
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson, 1862). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158496 on 2026-06-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson, 1862). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158496 on 2026-06-30
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(of Asterias tenera 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): 269 [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Gosner, 1977 [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 269 [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Gosner, 1977 [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Downey, M. E. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. <i>Chapman & Hall Identification Guides</i>, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary; Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Nova Scotia to Cape Hatteras [details]Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias tenera USNM 1256 - Dorsal) (from synonym Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias tenera USNM 1256 - Ventral) (from synonym Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson) (USNM E39385) aboral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson) (USNM E39385) oral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (483 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 061588)
To ITIS
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias tenera USNM 1256 - Dorsal) (from synonym Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias tenera USNM 1256 - Ventral) (from synonym Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson) (USNM E39385) aboral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptasterias tenera (Stimpson) (USNM E39385) oral view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Asterias tenera Stimpson, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (483 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 061588)
To ITIS
