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Leather star

Dermasterias imbricata

Classification

The leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) is a sea star in the family Asteropseidae found at depths to 100 m (328 ft) off the western seaboard of North America. It was first described to science by Adolph Eduard Grube in 1857. Description The leather star has a broad central disc and five plump, short arms which taper broadly from the central disc.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 68,681Canada · 10,117Mexico · 1