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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