Species

Dermasterias imbricata (Leather star)

Dermasterias imbricata. Photo: (c) dendrobatidae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The leather star, Dermasterias imbricata, is a starfish in the family Asteropseidae found at depths to 100 m off the western seaboard of North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Asteroidea (Sea stars)
        Superorder: Valvatacea (Valvatacean sea stars)
        Order: Valvatida (Valvatidan sea stars)
        Family: Asteropseidae
        Genus: Dermasterias
        Species: Dermasterias imbricata (Leather star)

Sightings

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT DERMASTERIAS IMBRICATA, THE LEATHER STAR

Advertising supports our journalism. If you would prefer not to see ads, we have another option.

Subscribe

Recently