Donna Pomeroy, USA
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Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
Henricia leviuscula, commonly called the Pacific blood star, it is a species of starfish found along the Pacific coast of North America.
They can usually be identified by their bright orange-red color, but there can also be many variations from tan to almost purple. The disk can be a mottled gray color.
They mainly feed on sponges and small bacteria
Synonym:
Henricia lunula Verrill, 1914
Chaetaster californicus Grube, 1865 (Probable synonym according to Fisher (1911).)
Cribrella laeviuscula Whiteaves, 1878
Cribrella laeviuscula Sladen, 1889
Henricia attenuata H.L. Clark, 1901
Henricia inequalis Verrill, 1914
Henricia spatulifera Verrill, 1909 (A variety according to Verrill (1914))
Linckia leviuscula Stimpson, 1857
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosacea (Superorder) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Henricia (Genus) > Henricia leviuscula
Henricia leviuscula, commonly called the Pacific blood star, it is a species of starfish found along the Pacific coast of North America.
They can usually be identified by their bright orange-red color, but there can also be many variations from tan to almost purple. The disk can be a mottled gray color.
They mainly feed on sponges and small bacteria
Synonym:
Henricia lunula Verrill, 1914
Chaetaster californicus Grube, 1865 (Probable synonym according to Fisher (1911).)
Cribrella laeviuscula Whiteaves, 1878
Cribrella laeviuscula Sladen, 1889
Henricia attenuata H.L. Clark, 1901
Henricia inequalis Verrill, 1914
Henricia spatulifera Verrill, 1909 (A variety according to Verrill (1914))
Linckia leviuscula Stimpson, 1857
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Spinulosacea (Superorder) > Spinulosida (Order) > Echinasteridae (Family) > Henricia (Genus) > Henricia leviuscula
