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Leptasterias aequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Asteroidea
Order:	Forcipulatida
Family:	Asteriidae
Genus:	Leptasterias
Species:	L. aequalis
Binomial name
	Leptasterias aequalis; (Stimpson, 1862)

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Leptasterias aequalis, common names little six-rayed seastar or six-armed star, is a species of seastar or starfish.

This is a small species with a total width of only about 5 cm or 2 inches. The coloration is extremely variable.

This seastar is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Washington State to Southern California. It lives on rocky shores, in the mid intertidal zone.

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-'''''Leptasterias aequalis''''', [[common name]]s '''little six-rayed seastar''' or '''six-armed star''', is a species of seastar or starfish. This is a small species with a total width of only about 5 cm or 2 inches. The coloration is extremely variable.
+'''''Leptasterias aequalis''''', [[common name]]s '''little six-rayed seastar''' or '''six-armed star''', is a species of [[seastar]] or starfish.
+This is a small species with a total width of only about 5 cm or 2 inches. The coloration is extremely variable.
-This species is found in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]], from [[Washington State]] to [[Southern California]]. It lives on rocky shores, in the mid [[intertidal zone]].
+This seastar is found in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]], from [[Washington State]] to [[Southern California]]. It lives on rocky shores, in the mid [[intertidal zone]].
 [[Image:Leptasterias aequalis - Six-armed .jpg|thumb|left|500px|''Leptasterias aequalis'' in a tide pool in central California]]