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Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861)

247756  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:247756)

accepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861) 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): 271 [details] 
Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=247756 on 2026-05-19
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=247756 on 2026-05-19
Date
action
by
2007-10-23 09:30:52Z
created
Vanhoorne, Bart
2009-01-01 07:33:05Z
changed
Mah, Christopher
2017-01-20 06:11:28Z
changed
Mah, Christopher
2025-11-30 22:12:27Z
changed
Mah, Christopher

original description (of Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861) 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): 271 [details] 

basis of record Arctic benthic invertebrate collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptasterias acervata (Stimpson, 1861))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Leptasterias polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias acervata USNM 1366 - dorsal) (from synonym Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias acervata USNM 1366 - ventral) (from synonym Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861)
To PESI (from synonym Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records) (from synonym Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1861)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (39 records) (from synonym Leptasterias polaris acervata (Stimpson, 1861))
To ITIS
Unreviewed