Multipore Sea Star (Linckia multifora)

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Linckia multifora

(Lamarck, 1816)

Multipore Sea Star

Also known as: Spotted Linckia

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Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Ophidiasteridae

Where to find it

common

Tanzania

rare

Costa Rica

Other species in Ophidiasteridae

Linckia laevigata

Linckia laevigata

Azure Sea Star

Nardoa variolata

Nardoa variolata

Button Star

Ophidiaster guildingi

Ophidiaster guildingi

Comet Star

Ophidiaster ophidianus

Ophidiaster ophidianus

Purple Sea Star

Linckia guildingi

Linckia guildingi

Common Comet Star

Hacelia attenuata

Hacelia attenuata

Smooth Starfish

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