Artificial Reef Field Guide: Linckia columbiae
Common NameFragile Star
Code(s)LICO, LICR
Id Number581
TaxaInvertebrate
MobilityMobile
Colonial / SolitarySolitary
Typical Substrate TypeHard
Species Description
Generally grey with mottled red or red-brown blotches or color variable. Typically 5 arms, but may range between 1 to 9. Body rarely symmetrical. Arm radius to 9 cm.
Species Habitat
Found on rocky substrate.
Species Range
Low intertidal to 72m; Southern California to Columbia and Galapagos Islands.
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