Leptasterias muelleri, the northern starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Asteriidae. It is found in the Arctic Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is a predator and scavenger and is unusual among starfish in that it broods its young.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Northern Starfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Asterias rubens
- Anasterias antarctica
- Leptasterias polaris
- Leptasterias hexactis
- Asterias forbesi
- Allostichaster polyplax
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Leptasterias
- Species
- Leptasterias muelleri
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