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Linckia
Sign in to saveLinckia 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.
Species
アオヒトデ属
Genus
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassAsteroidea
- OrderValvatida
- FamilyOphidiasteridae
Linckia (lat. Linckia) - ophidiasteridae fəsiləsinə aid heyvan cinsi. Növləri Linckia bouvieri ( Linckia formosa) Linckia columbiae ( Ophidiaster colombiae, Phataria fascialis) Linckia guildingi ( Linckia diplax, Linckia ehrenbergii) Linckia hypnicola Linckia hystrix Linckia multifora ( Linckia costae, Linckia leachi, Linckia typus, Ophidiaster multiforis) Linckia laevigata (= Linckia miliaris) Linckia nodosa ( Calliophidiaster psicodelica, Linckia bullisi) Linckia purpurea İstinadlar
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 574
- With media
- 192
- Family
- Ophidiasteridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, US
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Maldives, Indonesia, United States, Mauritius, Denmark
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ophidiasteridae
- Image
- Linckia guildingi, Linckia laevigata.jpeg
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- Linckia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Linckia
- topic's main category
- Category:Linckia
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/linckia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Systematics
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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.
The genus is named after the German naturalist Johann Heinrich Linck (1674–1734).
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