(Phillipi, 1837)

Description
The bipinnaria larva of L. ciliaris does not attain such a large size as Luidia sarsi. In the late bipinnaria the larva develops a seven-armed rudiment — concordant with the number of arms of the adult.
The larva has a "stalk" with extensive ciliary bands, the larva has also larval armas and ciliary girdles.
The juvenile disk has tube-feet that are already active before the release of the starfish from the larva.
After metamorphosis, the larval body is resorbed.

Depth range
Larva planktonic; adult from lower shore to deeper waters, often buried in sandy bottoms or gravel or mixed sediments; feeds on other echinoderms.

Size
[No information about larval size]

Distribution in the North Sea
Northern North Sea, probably absent from the South.

Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Order Paxillosida
Family Luidiidae
Genus Luidia
Species Luidia ciliaris

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Luidia ciliaris (Philippi, 1837)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Asterias imperati | Delle Chiaje, 1841
Luidia fragilissima | Forbes, 1839

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