Linckia
Linckia is a genus of sea stars found mainly in the Indo-Pacific region. They are known to be creatures with remarkable regenerative abilities, and capable of defensive autotomy against predators. They reproduce asexually.
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| Genus: | Linckia Nardo, 1834 |
The genus is named after the German naturalist Johann Heinrich Linck (1674–1734).
Systematics
Five groups within Linckia have been clearly genetically differentiated - L. columbiae, L. bouvieri, two clades within L. guildingi, and one clade with two subclades consisting of both L. laevigata and L. multifora .[1] A list of species of Linckia:[2]
- Linckia bouvieri Perrier, 1875 (=Linckia formosa)
- Linckia columbiae Gray, 1840 (=Ophidiaster colombiae, Phataria fascialis)
- Linckia gracilis Liao, 1985
- Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 (=Linckia diplax, Linckia ehrenbergii)
- Linckia kuhli von Martens, 1866
- Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (=Linckia miliaris)
- Linckia multifora (Lamarck, 1816) (=Linckia costae, Linckia leachi, Linckia typus, Ophidiaster multiforis)
- Linckia nodosa Perrier, 1875 (=Calliophidiaster psicodelica, Linckia bullisi)
- Linckia tyloplax H.L. Clark, 1914
Some sources also give :
- Linckia hypnicola
- Linckia hystrix
- Linckia purpurea
Linckia nodosa
References
- Williams, S.T., Species boundaries in the starfish genus Linckia. Marine Biology, Vol 136, No 1, p.137-148 (2000)
- MarineSpecies.org - Linckia Nardo, 1834
- ITIS taxonomic information about Linckia
- Hawaii's Sea Creatures (info from hard-copy book)
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