Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Asterias acanthostoma Verrill, 1909, Asterias brachiata Perrier, 1875, Asterias epichlora Brandt, 1835, Asterias saanichensis deLoriol, 1897, Asterias troschelii Stimpson, 1862, Asterias victoriana Verrill, 1909, Evasterias acanthostoma (Verrill, 1909), Evasterias alveolata Verrill, 1914, Evasterias troschelii var. alveolata Verrill, 1914, Leptasterias epichlora (Brandt, 1835), Leptasterias inaequalis Verrill, 1914, Leptasterias macouni Verrill, 1914, fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Alaska to California, Galapagos

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