Fragile Star

Linckia columbiae

Classification

Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae

Linckia columbiae is a species of starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is found in the East Pacific where it ranges from California (USA) to northwest Peru, including offshore islands such as the Galápagos. Common names include fragile star, Pacific comet sea star and variable sea star.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 6,978Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionLinckia columbiae, Wikipedia contributors

Fragile Star

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