Luidia alternata Say 1825 (sea star)
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Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Luidiidae
Alternative combination: Asterias alternata
Full reference: T. Say. 1825. On the species of the linnean genus Asterias inhabiting the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5(1):151-154
Belongs to Luidia according to G. Kaczmarska 1987
See also Say 1825
Sister taxa: Luidia ciliaris, Luidia etchegoinensis, Luidia hungarica, Luidia sanjoaquinensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Luidia alternata in the database
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