Leiaster glaber
Red Velvet Star
As recorded: Leiaster glaber Peters, 1852
Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Ophidiasteridae
- Locality
- Pearl and Hermes Reef
- Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Leiaster glaber observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-21.
2025-11-21
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kassidy Wilkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-07
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-04-02
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-21
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-10
Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Leiaster glaber. BPBM 4230. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979289443. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4230.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979289443 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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