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Luidia clathrata
Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825)
Lined sea star
photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Family:  Luidiidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 175 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: From USA to Brazil and Belize. Temperate and subtropical.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. Known from shallow-waters (Ref. 86570). Prefers to feed on infaunal bivalve Mulinia lateralis. May shift from intraoral macrofaunal feeding to intra- and extraoral detrital feeding (Ref. 111333).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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