Summary ³

Leptasterias is a genus of starfish in the family Asteriidae. Members of this genus are characterised by having six arms although five-armed specimens sometimes occur. The taxonomy of the genus is confusing and Leptasterias hexactis seems to be a species complex.

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1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
2. (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/57556735@N08/7299401028
3. Adapted by Alison Young from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptasterias

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• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• World Register of Marine Species

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