Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Superorder Valvatacea > Order Paxillosida > Family Luidiidae

Luidia Forbes, 1839

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Astrella*	Perrier, in Milne-Edwards, 1882	synonym
*Hemicnemis*	Müller & Troschel, 1840	synonym
*Petalaster*	Gray, 1840	synonym

Children

Luidia atlantidea Madsen, 1950
Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)
Luidia sarsii Düben & Koren, in Düben, 1845

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Doderlein, L. (1920). die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 2. Die Gattung Luidia und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga Expedition 46: 193-291.
additional source	Clark, A.M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies, 3: pp. 225-347
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

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Citation

Mah, C. (2014). Luidia. In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123260