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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 675Invertebrate Zoology

Leiaster leachi

Purple Velvet Star

As recorded: Leiaster leachi (Gray, 1840)

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Ophidiasteridae

Collected by
T.T. Dranga
Locality
Pearl and Hermes Reef
Island
Pearl And Hermes Reef
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
27.8434, -175.8477
Identified by
L. Marsh, 1971; D.M. DevaneyDennis M. Devaney →L.M. Marsh →
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of Leiaster leachiSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Leiaster leachi. BPBM 675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37362330. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/675.

Record sources