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Leiaster leachi in life
In life — Purple Velvet Star, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
BPBM 1716Invertebrate Zoology

Leiaster leachi

Purple Velvet Star

As recorded: Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Ophidiasteridae

Collected by
R. Ridgeway
Locality
Oahu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Identified by
L.M. Marsh, 1979
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of Leiaster leachiSpecies page ›

Cite this specimen

Leiaster leachi. BPBM 1716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37361563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1716.

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