Taxonomy of the sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Bahia State, including ontogenetic variation and an illustrated key to the Brazilian species
Author
Cunha, Rosana
0000-0002-0858-0041
rosana.fcunha@alumni.usp.br
Author
Martins, Luciana
0000-0002-0858-0041
rosana.fcunha@alumni.usp.br
Author
Menegola, Carla
0000-0002-4913-366X
carla.menegola@gmail.com
Author
Souto, Camilla
0000-0002-0858-0041
rosana.fcunha@alumni.usp.br
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-04-13
4955
1
1
78
journal article
7258
10.11646/zootaxa.4955.1.1
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1175-5326
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Genus
Linckia
Nardo, 1834
Type
species.
Linckia laevigata
(
Linnaeus, 1758
)
(
type
by original designation).
Remarks.
The genus
Linckia
is composed of nine species, only three of these are recorded for the Atlantic Ocean:
L
.
bouvieri
Perrier, 1875
,
L
.
guildingi
and
L
.
nodosa
Perrier, 1875
, the last two have been recorded in
Brazil
.