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Pteraster tesselatus

Ives, 1888

Slime Star

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1059906
Element CodeIEECH99020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderVelatida
FamilyPterasteridae
GenusPteraster
Concept Reference
Mah, C.L. 2018. World Asteroidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/ on 2018-08-10.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (11)
Alaska (10)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
SecurityTongass National Forest31,428
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
References (1)
  1. Mah, C.L. 2018. World Asteroidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/ on 2018-08-10.