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Leptasterias hexactis (Six-rayed sea star)

Synonyms: Asterias hexactis; Asterias vancouveri; Leptasterias aequalis var. compacta; Leptasterias aequalis var. concinna

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Infraspecies

Leptasterias hexactis hexactis
Leptasterias hexactis occidentalis
Leptasterias hexactis vancouveri

Prey / Diet

Predators

Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull)[3]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1COMPETITION FOR FOOD BETWEEN TWO INTERTIDAL STARFISH SPECIES AND ITS EFFECT ON BODY SIZE AND FEEDING, BRUCE A. MENGE, Ecology, Vol. 53, No. 4 (1972) p. 635-644
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Wootton, J. Timothy. "Estimates and tests of per capita interaction strength: diet, abundance, and impact of intertidally foraging birds." Ecological Monographs 67.1 (1997): 45+. Academic OneFile. Web. 23 July 2010
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0