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Family: Luidiidae



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33 species (see list below)
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O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Luidia alternata(Say, 1825)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Luidia alternata
[Banded starfish]
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Luidia armata
[Mosaic sand star]
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Luidia aspera
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia asthenosoma
[Fringed sand star]
No picture found
 
Luidia atlantidea
[]
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Luidia avicularia
[]
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Luidia barbadensis
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia bellonae
[]
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Luidia bernasconiae
[]

Scott, Sue

Eastern Atlantic and the

Luidia ciliarisunspecified

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Luidia ciliaris
[Seven armed starfish]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic

Luidia clathrata(Say, 1825)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Luidia clathrata
[Lined sea star]
No picture found
 
Luidia columbia
[]
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Luidia difficilis
[]
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Luidia elegans
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm WD
 
Luidia foliolata
[Gray sand star]
No picture found
 
Luidia gymnochora
[]
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Luidia hardwicki
[]
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Luidia longispina
[]
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Luidia ludwigi
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Max. Length 60 cm WD
Luidia maculataMüller & Troschel, 1842

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Luidia maculata
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia magellanica
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific

Luidia magnificaFisher, 1906

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Luidia magnifica
[Magnificent star]
No picture found
 
Luidia neozelanica
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia orientalis
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia penangensis
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia prionota
[]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific

Luidia quinariavon Martens, 1865

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Luidia quinaria
[Spiny sand seastar]
No picture found
 
Luidia sagamina
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia sarsii
[]
No picture found
 
Luidia savignyi
[]

O'Keefe, Jo

Atlantic Ocean

Luidia senegalensis(Larmarck, 1816)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Luidia senegalensis
[Nine-armed sea star]
No picture found
 
Luidia tessellata
[]
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Luidia yesoensis
[]


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