Linckia guildingii

Taxobox


name = "Linckia laevigata"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Echinodermata
classis = Asteroidea
ordo = Valvatida
familia = Ophidiasteridae
genus = "Linckia"
species = "L. laevigata"
binomial = "Linckia laevigata"
binomial_authority = Gray, 1840

"Linckia guildingii" (="Linckia diplax",) also called the common comet star, or Guildings's sea star is a species of starfish in the shallow waters of tropical Pacific and Caribbean [ [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=157051 ITIS Standard Report Page: Linckia guildingii ] ] .

Recent studies have indicated that "Linckia guildingii" may repepresent several cryptic species [Williams, S.T., Species boundaries in the starfish genus Linckia. Marine Biology, Vol 136, No 1, p.137-148 (2000)] .

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