Leptasterias polaris

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Leptasterias polaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Leptasterias
Species:
L. polaris
Binomial name
Leptasterias polaris
(Müller & Troschel, 1842) [1]
Synonyms
  • Asteracanthion katherinae Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Asteracanthion polaris Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Asterias acervata Stimpson, 1862
  • Asterias borealis Perrier, 1875
  • Leptasterias bartletti A.H. Clark, 1940
  • Leptasterias polaris (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  • Pisaster grayi Verrill, 1914

Leptasterias polaris, the polar six-rayed star, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is found in cold waters in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and in polar regions.

Leptasterias polaris is a small, slow growing, compact starfish with six arms. The aboral (upper) surface has a covering of blunt spiny plates and is usually some shade of brown or grey.[1][2]

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