Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Luidia columbia
Very similar in form to Luidia foliolata, the only difference is that in Luidia columbia the spines are very slender and needle-like, as opposed to thicker and tooth shaped.
Depth: Low tido to 146 m extended to 220m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Asteroidea
Order
Paxillosida
Family
Luidiidae
Genus
Luidia
Species
columbia
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Luidia brevispina Lutken, 1871, Luidia marginata Koehler, 1911, Petalaster columbia Gray, 1840, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Cedros Islands, Baja California, Gulf of Santa Clara, California to Sechura Bay, Perú,Revillagigedos and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (1998) A Field Guide to Sea Stars and other Echinoderms of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 83 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Chiriboga, A., Ober, W.C. (2005) A field guide to corals of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 54 pp.
- Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Luidia columbia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8552. Accessed 4 June 2025.