Leptasterias hexactis

Leptasterias hexactis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Genus: Leptasterias
Species:
L. hexactis
Binomial name
Leptasterias hexactis
(Stimpson, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862
  • Asterias epichlora Verrill, 1909
  • Asterias hexactis Stimpson, 1862
  • Asterias vancouveri Perrier, 1875
  • Leptasterias (Hexasterias) hexactis (Stimpson, 1862)
  • Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862)
  • Leptasterias aequalis var. compacta Verrill, 1914
  • Leptasterias aequalis var. concinna Verrill, 1914
  • Leptasterias epichlora Verrill, 1914

Leptasterias hexactis is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae, commonly known as the six-rayed star. It is found in the intertidal zone of the western seaboard of the United States. It is a predator and is unusual among starfish in that it broods its eggs and young.

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