Luidiidae
Luidia foliolata Grube, 1866
Luidia foliolata Grube, 1866
Luidia foliolata, the sand star, is a fragile Northeast Pacific starfish found on soft substrates down to 600 m deep.
Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825)
Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825)
Luidia clathrata is a large Atlantic starfish that lives on sandy/muddy seabeds, can regenerate arms, and feeds on prey and strained sediment.
Luidia maculata Müller & Troschel, 1842
Luidia maculata Müller & Troschel, 1842
Luidia maculata is a large predatory tropical Indo-Pacific starfish that lives in soft shallow coastal sediments.
Luidia australiae Döderlein, 1920
Luidia australiae Döderlein, 1920
Luidia australiae is a variable-armed sea star native to southern Australian and New Zealand waters, growing up to 40 cm across.
Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Luidia ciliaris is a large, fragile seven-armed sea star found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Luidia senegalensis (Lamarck, 1816)
Luidia senegalensis (Lamarck, 1816)
Luidia senegalensis, the nine-armed sea star, is a nine-armed starfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean on sandy and muddy sheltered seabeds.
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