Leiaster: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Valvatida
- Family
- Ophidiasteridae
- Genus
- Leiaster
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Leiaster
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Leiaster
Leiaster is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
- Leiaster coriaceus Peters, 1852
- Leiaster glaber Peters, 1852
- Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)
- Leiaster speciosus von Martens, 1866
- Leiaster teres (Verrill, 1871)
Leiaster in languages:
- Chinese
- 滑皮海星屬
- English
- Velvety sea stars
- Japanese
- オオアカヒトデ属
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