Species under Leptasterias
n= 12
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Leptasterias alaskensis
(Verrill, 1909)
Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias arctica
(Murdoch, 1885)
Arctic star Northeast Pacific and the Arctic
Leptasterias camtschatica
(Brandt, 1835)
Kamchatha six-rayed star Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias coei
Verrill, 1914
Coe's six-rayed star Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias groenlandica
(Steenstrup, 1857)
Greenland star Northeast Pacific and the Arctic
Leptasterias hexactis
(Stimpson, 1862)
Delicate six-rayed star Eastern Pacific 7.5
Leptasterias hylodes
Fisher, 1930
Aleutian star Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias leptodoma
unspecified
Scarlet six-rayed star Northeast Pacific
Leptasterias littoralis
unspecified
Slender green sea star Atlantic Ocean
Leptasterias muelleri
(Sars, 1846)
Northeast Atlantic
Leptasterias polaris
(Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Polar six-rayed star Northeast Pacific and the Arctic
Leptasterias stolocantha
unspecified
Rough skirted star Northeast Pacific
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