Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Nine-Armed Sea Star
Luidia senegalensis
Nine-Armed Sea Star
Category: Sea Stars
Scientific Name: Luidia senegalensis
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
└Asteroidea (Class)
└Paxillosida (Order)
└Luidiidae (Family)
└Luidia (Genus)
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