Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > Superorder Forcipulatacea > Order Forcipulatida > Family Asteriidae > Genus Leptasterias > Species Leptasterias floccosa

Leptasterias floccosa var. crassa Heding, 1935

Rank: Variety
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LeptasteriasVerrill, 1866accepted genus name
Eoleptasterias Djakonov, 1938 synonym

Literature

original description

Heding, S.G. (1935). The Scoresby Sound Committe's 2nd East Greenland Expedition in 1932 to King Christina IX's Land. Echinoderms. Meddelelser om Gronland. 104(13): 1-68, 2 plates.

basis of record

Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351.

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Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Leptasterias floccosa var. crassa Heding, 1935. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125241

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2009-01-30 by Christopher Mah

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