Luidia alternata Say 1825 (sea star)

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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