Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Asteroidea > Subclass Ambuloasteroidea > Infraclass Neoasteroidea > 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, 1844

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: スナヒトデ属

Literature

original description	Forbes, E. (1839). On the Asteriadae of the Irish Sea. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh. 8: 114-129.
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	Clark, A. M. (1989). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. In: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies. 3: 225-347.
additional source	Doderlein, L. (1920). die Asteriden der Siboga-Expedition. 2. Die Gattung Luidia und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga Expedition 46: 193-291.
additional source	Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.).

Genbank

Citation

Mah, C.L. (2025). World Asteroidea Database. Luidia Forbes, 1839. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123260