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Gray Sea Star
Luidia clathrata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Flat Sea StarAstropecten articulatus
Indo-Pacific Sand StarArchaster typicus
Two-spined Sea StarAstropecten duplicatus
Luidia tessellata
Luidia columbia
Luidia lawrencei
Nine-armed Sea StarLuidia senegalensis
Plain Sand StarAstropecten indicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,778 |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1,030 |
| Alabama | 595 |
| Texas | 213 |
| Mississippi | 121 |
| Georgia | 109 |
| North Carolina | 96 |
| Virginia | 56 |
| Louisiana | 24 |
| Kansas | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Stars · Asteroidea |
| Order | Paxillosidan Sea Stars · Paxillosida |
| Family | Luidia Sea Stars · Luidiidae |
| Genus | Luidia Sea Stars · Luidia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gray Sea Star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.