Luidia clathrata - Wikipedia
Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is variously known as the slender-armed starfish, the gray sea star, or the lined sea star. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Luidia clathrata is a large, flattish starfish, sometimes growing to a …
Huge starfish found walking in the surf on Texas beach - Chron
Jul 17, 2023 · Christina Biery recently visited Port Aransas, Texas and found a massive gray sea star on the shore. A Texas beachgoer recently spotted one of the biggest starfish she's ever seen while on a trip...
Gray Sea Star (Luidia clathrata) - iNaturalist
Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is variously known as the slender armed starfish, the gray sea star or the lined sea star. It is found in the western …
Giant starfish on Texas beach: Woman sees big sea star at Port …
Jul 19, 2023 · Mark Fisher, science director for the Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife, said the creature is a gray sea star. Sea stars have five arms and on their arms are small tube...
Beachcombing Report: Gray sea stars exposed by high-and-low …
Nov 19, 2024 · The gray sea star (Luidia clathrata) is a remarkable resident of Texas’s coastal waters. Known for its adaptability, it thrives on the Gulf’s sandy and muddy seabeds, where it hunts small ...
Slender armed starfish | Project Noah
Jan 24, 2019 · Luidia clathrata is a tropical species of starfish in the family Luidiidae. It is variously known as the slender armed starfish, the gray sea star or the lined sea star. The upper surface of the disc and arms is clad in longitudinal rows of calcified plates called ossicles.
Massive starfish washes up on Texas shore. How big is it? | Fort …
Jul 19, 2023 · Mark Fisher, the science director for the Coast Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife, told the Houston Chronicle the starfish species is a gray sea star. Gray sea stars, also called...
Gray Sand Star - Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory
A large, flattened gray starfish that buries down into the sand. Using its highly modified, pointed tube feet, it glides over the bottom with great agility and relative speed, pouncing on sand dollars, brittlestars and small snails.
Large gray sea star photographed in Port Aransas on Mustang …
Jul 18, 2023 · A Texas beach goer stumbled upon a not-so-small find along the shoreline in Mustang Island's Port Aransas and posted photos of the large gray sea star she discovered.
Sea Stars - Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine
Apr 1, 2014 · The Texas crew consists mostly of the gray sea star (Luidia clathrata), the banded sea star (Luidia alternata), and the two-spined sea star (Astropecten duplicatus). The gray and banded sea stars are common along the beach and are …