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Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata
(Stimpson, 1861)
AphiaID
247756
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:247756)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Echinodermata
Asterozoa
Asteroidea
Ambuloasteroidea
Neoasteroidea
Forcipulatacea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae
Leptasterias
Leptasterias (Hexasterias)
Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris
Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata
Status
accepted
Rank
Subspecies
Parent
Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris
(Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Synonymised names
Asterias acervata
Stimpson, 1862
·
unaccepted
(synonym)
Leptasterias acervata
(Stimpson, 1861)
·
unaccepted
Leptasterias polaris acervata
(Stimpson, 1862)
·
alternative representation
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database.
Leptasterias (Hexasterias) polaris acervata
(Stimpson, 1861). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=247756 on 2024-03-29
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). 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 2024-03-29
Taxonomic edit history
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
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Sources (2)
Documented distribution (0)
Links (8)
Images (2)
original description
(of
Asterias acervata
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): 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
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
(from synonym
Leptasterias acervata
(Stimpson, 1861)
)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
(from synonym
Asterias acervata
Stimpson, 1862
)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
(from synonym
Leptasterias polaris acervata
(Stimpson, 1862)
)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias acervata USNM 1366 - dorsal)
(from synonym
Asterias acervata
Stimpson, 1862
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Asterias acervata
Stimpson, 1862
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (3 records)
(from synonym
Asterias acervata
Stimpson, 1862
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (39 records)
(from synonym
Leptasterias polaris acervata
(Stimpson, 1862)
)
To ITIS
From other sources
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias acervata USNM 1366 - dorsal)
Hosted externally, from
synonym
To NMNH Extant Collection (Asterias acervata USNM 1366 - ventral)
Hosted externally, from
synonym