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Family: Luidiidae (See list of species below)

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29 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Luidia alternata [Banded starfish]	No picture found Luidia armata [Mosaic sand star]	No picture found Luidia aspera []
No picture found Luidia avicularia []	No picture found Luidia barbadensis []	Luidia ciliaris [Seven armed starfish]
Luidia clathrata [Lined sea star]	No picture found Luidia columbia []	No picture found Luidia difficilis []
No picture found Luidia elegans []	No picture found Luidia foliolata [Gray sand star]	No picture found Luidia gymnochora []
No picture found Luidia hardwicki []	No picture found Luidia longispina []	No picture found Luidia ludwigi []
Luidia maculata []	No picture found Luidia magellanica []	Luidia magnifica [Magnificent star]
No picture found Luidia neozelanica []	No picture found Luidia orientalis []	No picture found Luidia penangensis []
No picture found Luidia prionota []	Luidia quinaria [Spiny sand seastar]	No picture found Luidia sagamina []
No picture found Luidia sarsi []	No picture found Luidia savignyi []	Luidia senegalensis [Nine-armed sea star]
No picture found Luidia tessellata []	No picture found Luidia yesoensis []

29 Species of Family Luidiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Luidia alternata	Banded starfish	Western Atlantic
Luidia armata	Mosaic sand star	Eastern Pacific
Luidia aspera		Western Central Pacific
Luidia avicularia		Western Pacific
Luidia barbadensis		Western Central Atlantic
Luidia ciliaris	Seven armed starfish	Northeast Atlantic and th
Luidia clathrata	Lined sea star	Western Atlantic
Luidia columbia		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Luidia difficilis		Northwest Pacific
Luidia elegans		Western Central Atlantic
Luidia foliolata	Gray sand star	Eastern Pacific and Weste	60 WD
Luidia gymnochora		Western Central Pacific
Luidia hardwicki		Indo-West Pacific.
Luidia longispina		Western Central Pacific
Luidia ludwigi		Western Atlantic
Luidia maculata		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t	60 WD
Luidia magellanica		Southeast Pacific
Luidia magnifica	Magnificent star	Central Pacific
Luidia neozelanica		Southwest Pacific
Luidia orientalis		Western Pacific
Luidia penangensis		Western Central Pacific
Luidia prionota		Indo-Pacific
Luidia quinaria	Spiny sand seastar	Western Pacific
Luidia sagamina		Northwest Pacific and eas
Luidia sarsi		Northeast Atlantic and th
Luidia savignyi		Indo-West Pacific
Luidia senegalensis	Nine-armed sea star	Atlantic Ocean
Luidia tessellata		Eastern Pacific
Luidia yesoensis		Northwest Pacific

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