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![(Luidia africana - SBB-SMP-81539) @11 [ ] cc-by-sa (2026) South African National Biodiversity Institute South African National Biodiversity Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SNBSM/SMAP092%2B1708100164.jpg "(Luidia africana - SBB-SMP-81539) {} [ ] cc-by-sa (2026)")
![(Luidia alternata - SMPA-0043) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Unspecified Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FLBAR/SMPA-0043_DSC_3940_Luidia_alternata_alternata%2B1486583584.jpg "(Luidia alternata - SMPA-0043) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Luidia armata - LACM:DISCO:4105) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2018) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/DISA/4105_DISCO4105_2017_01_31_16_08_28_%5BB%2CRadius8%2CSmoothing4%5D%2B1485907724.jpg "(Luidia armata - LACM:DISCO:4105) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2018)")
![(Luidia asthenosoma - MTI-SCCWRP-00052) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2009) Cheryl A. Brantley Los Angeles County Sanitation District](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LACSA/DNA_trawl_invert_Luidia_asthenosoma_T1-61_plate_1_cell_E4_not_E3_as_in_photo%2B1281019706.jpg "(Luidia asthenosoma - MTI-SCCWRP-00052) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2009)")
![(Luidia atlantidea - ZMBN_115398) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) University of Bergen Natural History Collections](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MIWAA/ZMBN_115398_1%2B1484339772.JPG "(Luidia atlantidea - ZMBN_115398) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Luidia barbadensis - 128086-149) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2020) Paul Larson Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FLBAR/149%2B1496861126.JPG "(Luidia barbadensis - 128086-149) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2020)")
![(Luidia ciliaris - Echin 6670V) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Göteborg Natural History Museum Göteborg Natural History Museum](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SWEMA/GNM7459_75Echin6670V%2B1418229162.JPG "(Luidia ciliaris - Echin 6670V) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014)")
![(Luidia clathrata - BFLA-291) @11 [ ] Copyright (2008) Gustav Paulay Florida Musuem of Natural History](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FPMAR/dFL_00713%2B1205611406.jpg "(Luidia clathrata - BFLA-291) {} [ ] Copyright (2008)")
![(Luidia foliolata - NEOCAL07-0114) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/DSPEC/NEOCAL07-0114%2B1186599302.jpg "(Luidia foliolata - NEOCAL07-0114) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010)")
![(Luidia heterozona - ZMBN_115405) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) University of Bergen Natural History Collections](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MIWAA/ZMBN_115405_1%2B1484339780.JPG "(Luidia heterozona - ZMBN_115405) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Luidia lawrencei - SMPA-0016) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Unspecified Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FLBAR/SMPA-0016_DSC_3855_Luidia_lawrencei%2B1486584182.jpg "(Luidia lawrencei - SMPA-0016) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Luidia ludwigi - FWRI_I_1657) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2024) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida Biodiversity Collection at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FLBAR/FWRI_I_1657__Luidia_ludwigi_scotti_ETOH_dorsal_merge01%2B1744209458.JPG "(Luidia ludwigi - FWRI_I_1657) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2024)")
![(Luidia sagamina - ZMBN_115407) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) University of Bergen Natural History Collections](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MIWAA/ZMBN_115407_1%2B1484339776.JPG "(Luidia sagamina - ZMBN_115407) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Luidia sarsi - USNM 9737B) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Unspecified Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FLBAR/USNM_9737B_Luidia_sarsi_elegans%2B1458915288.JPG "(Luidia sarsi - USNM 9737B) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Luidia sarsii - MT06515) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Silke Laakmann German Center for Marine Biodiversity Research, Senckenberg am Meer](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/NSECH/MT06515%2B1350481874.jpg "(Luidia sarsii - MT06515) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Luidia senegalensis - 122552-20) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2020) Paul Larson Fish and Wildlife Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FLBAR/20%2B1498929586.JPG "(Luidia senegalensis - 122552-20) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2020)")
