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Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae

Genus: Linckia

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8 species (see list below)
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Linckia bouvieri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm WD
 
Linckia columbiae
[Fragile star]
No picture found
 
Linckia guildingi
[Comet starfish]

Pillon, Roberto

Western Central Pacific

Linckia guildingiiGray, 1840

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Linckia guildingii
[Common comet star]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Linckia laevigata(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Linckia laevigata
[Blue linckia]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Linckia multifora(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Linckia multifora
[Spotted linckia]
No picture found
 
Linckia nodosa
[]
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Linckia profunda
[]


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