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Eight-armed Luidia

Luidia maculata

Classification

Family
Luidiidae

Luidia maculata is a species of starfish in the family Luidiidae in the order Paxillosida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is commonly known as the eight-armed sea star because, although the number of arms varies from five to nine, eight arms seems to be the most common.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 1France · 1