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Leptasterias muelleri

Synonyms: Asterias hispida; Asterias mulleri; Leptasterias hispida; Stellonia hispida

Wikipedia Abstract

Leptasterias muelleri, the northern starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is found in the Arctic Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is a predator and scavenger and is unusual among starfish in that it broods its young.
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Infraspecies

Leptasterias muelleri celtica
Leptasterias muelleri f. muelleri
Leptasterias muelleri f. nobilis
Leptasterias muelleri muelleri

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Citations

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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