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Revision as of 01:38, 29 December 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Paxillosida |
| Family: | Luidiidae |
| Genus: | Luidia |
| Species: | L. savignyi
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| Luidia savignyi (Audouin, 1826)
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Luidia savignyi is a species of starfish belonging to the family Luidiidae.[1] The species is found almost all oceans.[1]
Description
Luidia savignyi is a large starfish, with the distance between the tips of extended arms sometimes reaching about 30 cm (12 in). There are usually six or seven slender arms with pointed tips attached to a relatively small central disc. The aboral (upper) surface is rough and granular, with numerous skeletal appendages known as paxillae. These are vertical columns tipped by clusters of tiny spines, often with a single larger orange spine in the centre. The colour of the aboral surface is very variable between individuals, being greyish with beige, burgundy, greenish or brownish spots and patches. On the oral surface, an ambulacral groove runs along each arm, terminating at the central mouth. This is lined on either side by tube feet tipped with suckers. The oral surface of the arms is clad with clawed pedicellaria, and a rim of large, thick spines grows on the margin between the aboral and oral surfaces.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Luidia savignyi (Audouin, 1826)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Leon, Virginie; Le Bris, Sylvain; Mitel, Cédric (10 December 2020). "Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)" (in French). DORIS. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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