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Family: Luidiidae



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33 species (see list below)
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Western Atlantic

Luidia alternata (Say, 1825)

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Luidia alternata
[Banded starfish]
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Luidia armata
[Mosaic sand star]
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Luidia aspera
[]
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Luidia asthenosoma
[Fringed sand star]
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Luidia atlantidea
[]
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Luidia avicularia
[]
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Luidia barbadensis
[]
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Luidia bellonae
[]
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Luidia bernasconiae
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and the

Luidia ciliaris unspecified

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Luidia ciliaris
[Seven armed starfish]

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Western Atlantic

Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825)

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Luidia clathrata
[Lined sea star]
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Luidia columbia
[]
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Luidia difficilis
[]
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Luidia elegans
[]
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Max. Length 60 cm WD
 
Luidia foliolata
[Gray sand star]
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Luidia gymnochora
[]
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Luidia hardwicki
[]
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Luidia longispina
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Luidia ludwigi
[]

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

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Luidia maculata
[]
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Luidia magellanica
[]

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Central Pacific

Luidia magnifica Fisher, 1906

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Luidia magnifica
[Magnificent star]
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Luidia neozelanica
[]
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Luidia orientalis
[]
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Luidia penangensis
[]
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Luidia prionota
[]

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific

Luidia quinaria von Martens, 1865

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Luidia quinaria
[Spiny sand seastar]
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Luidia sagamina
[]
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Luidia sarsii
[]
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Luidia savignyi
[]

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Atlantic Ocean

Luidia senegalensis (Larmarck, 1816)

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Luidia senegalensis
[Nine-armed sea star]
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Luidia tessellata
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Luidia yesoensis
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Luidia alternata Banded starfish Western Atlantic 1825
Luidia armata Mosaic sand star Eastern Pacific 1905
Luidia aspera Western Central Pacific 1889
Luidia asthenosoma Fringed sand star East Pacific 1906
Luidia atlantidea Eastern Central Atlantic 1950
Luidia avicularia Western Pacific 1913
Luidia barbadensis Western Central Atlantic 1876
Luidia bellonae Western Central Atlantic 1864
Luidia bernasconiae Western Central Atlantic
Luidia ciliaris Seven armed starfish Eastern Atlantic and the
Luidia clathrata Lined sea star Western Atlantic 1825
Luidia columbia Eastern Pacific and Weste 1840
Luidia difficilis Northwest Pacific 2006
Luidia elegans Western Central Atlantic 1876
Luidia foliolata Gray sand star Eastern Pacific and Weste 60 WD 1866
Luidia gymnochora Western Central Pacific 1913
Luidia hardwicki Indo-West Pacific. 1840
Luidia longispina Western Central Pacific 1889
Luidia ludwigi Western Atlantic 1906
Luidia maculata Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 60 WD 1842
Luidia magellanica Southeast Pacific 1895
Luidia magnifica Magnificent star Central Pacific 1906
Luidia neozelanica Southwest Pacific 1925
Luidia orientalis Western Pacific 1913
Luidia penangensis Western Central Pacific 1891
Luidia prionota Indo-Pacific 1913
Luidia quinaria Spiny sand seastar Western Pacific 1865
Luidia sagamina Indo-West Pacific and Eas 1920
Luidia sarsii Northeast Atlantic and th 1845
Luidia savignyi Indo-West Pacific 1826
Luidia senegalensis Nine-armed sea star Atlantic Ocean 1816
Luidia tessellata Eastern Pacific 1859
Luidia yesoensis Northwest Pacific 1914



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