Leptasterias aequalis Colorful Six-rayed Star, Six-rayed Star, Broad Six-rayed Star, Delicate Six-armed Star

Leptasterias aequalis is commonly referred to as Colorful Six-rayed Star, Six-rayed Star, Broad Six-rayed Star, Delicate Six-armed Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Douglas Mason, USA

Leptasterias aequalis (Carmel Point) 2017

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Scientific:: Leptasterias aequalis
German:: Sechsarm-Seestern
English:: Colorful Six-rayed Star, Six-rayed Star, Broad Six-rayed Star, Delicate Six-armed Star

Category:: Star Fishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Leptasterias (Genus) > aequalis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Stimpson, ), 1862

Occurrence:: Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 5,2 cm
Temperature:: 59 °F - 78.8 °F (15°C - 26°C)
Food:: Barnacles, Carnivore, Carrion, Chitons, Clams, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers, Snails
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Leptasterias aequalis
Sechsarm-Seestern
Leptasterias alaskensis
Leptasterias aleutica
Leptasterias arctica
Leptasterias asteira
Leptasterias austera
Leptasterias camtschatica
Leptasterias canuti
Leptasterias clavispina
Leptasterias coei
Leptasterias compta
Leptasterias danica
Leptasterias degerboelli
Leptasterias derbeki
Leptasterias derjungini
Leptasterias fisheri
Leptasterias floccosa
Leptasterias granulata
Leptasterias groenlandica
Leptasterias hexactis
Sechsarmiger-Seestern
Leptasterias hirsuta
Leptasterias hispida
Leptasterias hispidella
Leptasterias hylodes
Leptasterias hyperborea
Leptasterias insolens
Leptasterias kussakini
Leptasterias leptalea
Leptasterias leptodoma
Leptasterias littoralis
Leptasterias muelleri
Leptasterias ochotensis
Leptasterias orientalis
Leptasterias polaris
Leptasterias polymorpha
Leptasterias pusilla
Seestern
Leptasterias schmidti
Leptasterias siberica
Leptasterias similispinis
Leptasterias squamulata
Leptasterias stolacantha
Leptasterias subarctica
Leptasterias tatei
Leptasterias tenera
Leptasterias vinogradovi

More related species in this lexicon:

Leptasterias (Leptasterias) muelleri
Nördlicher Seestern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-04-12 17:10:28
Last edit:: 2023-04-12 18:41:41

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Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862)

Leptasterias aequalis is a small species, with a total width of only about 5 cm. The coloration is extremely variable.

Feeds on sea cucumbers, littorine snails, limpets, chitons, small mussels, barnacles, and other small animals, including dead animals.

Synonymised names:
Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862 · unaccepted

Direct children (2):
Variety Leptasterias aequalis var. compacta Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
Variety Leptasterias aequalis var. concinna Verrill, 1914 accepted as Leptasterias hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)