I checked Gotshall's Guide to the Marine Invertebrates. He didn't mention color variations but listed the species as reaching 4" in diameter. I've seen them larger than that, but definitely not in the 10" range.
Odd Coloration of Linckia sp. Sea Star
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LeslieH
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Anyone got a collecting permit? Gordon Hendler, our echinoderm curator, would be quite happy to have a specimen (legally collected, of course) to examine and confirm the id. One of my contacts did mention what he considered the remote possibility that it was Luidia guildingi which occurs in the Pacific as far north as Mazatlan but also felt that it was a color variant. Differences between the two species are slight and can't be seen in a photo.
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I returned to the same location on 20 July and found a smaller specimen of a similar color. This time I took a picture with a scale next to the star. I think the white balance on the first picture is good and the second picture shows the scale. How does one obtain a collection permit for the Dive Park?
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