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Luidia clathrata (lined sea star)

Synonyms: Asterias clathrata (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is variously known as the slender armed starfish, the gray sea star or the lined sea star. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
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Prey / Diet

Ensis minor (minor jackknife clam)[1]
Mulinia lateralis (dwarf surfclam)[2]
Pectinaria gouldii[1]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Characteristics of foraging in the soft-bottom benthic starfish Luidia clathrata (Echinodermata: Asteroidea): prey selectivity, switching behavior, functional responses and movement patterns, James B. McClintock and John M. Lawrence, Oecologia (Berlin) (1985) 66:291-298
♦ 2K. S. Loh, Peter A. Todd, DIET AND FEEDING IN THE SEA STAR ASTROPECTEN INDICUS (DÖDERLEIN, 1888) THE RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY 2011 59(2): 251–258
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0