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Genus of starfishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Linckia | |
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Linckia multifora | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Ophidiasteridae |
Genus: | Linckia Nardo, 1834 |
Type species | |
Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus is named after the German naturalist Johann Heinrich Linck (1674–1734).
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 .[2] A list of species of Linckia:[1]
Some sources also give :
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