Leptasterias hexactis

Leptasterias hexactis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Asteriidae
Genus:	Leptasterias
Species:	L. hexactis
Binomial name
	Leptasterias hexactis; (Stimpson, 1862)
Synonyms
	Asterias aequalis Stimpson, 1862; Asterias epichlora Verrill, 1909; Asterias hexactis Stimpson, 1862; Asterias vancouveri Perrier, 1875; Leptasterias (Hexasterias) hexactis (Stimpson, 1862); Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson, 1862); Leptasterias aequalis var. compacta Verrill, 1914; Leptasterias aequalis var. concinna Verrill, 1914; Leptasterias epichlora Verrill, 1914;

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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