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Linckia
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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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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blue Linckia

speciesLinckia laevigata

Spotted Linckia

speciesLinckia multifora

Guilding's Sea Star

speciesLinckia guildingi

Tamarisk Sea Star

speciesLinckia columbiae

Bouvier's Linckia

speciesLinckia bouvieri

Deep-water Linckia

speciesLinckia profunda

Linckia nodosa

speciesLinckia nodosa

Linckia tyloplax

speciesLinckia tyloplax

Linckia gracilis

speciesLinckia gracilis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57747.