Linckia guildingi
Guilding's Sea Star
As recorded: Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840
Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Ophidiasteridae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- 100 yards off N coast
- Island
- Oeno Atoll
- Depth
- 50 m
- Identified by
- L. Marsh
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Linckia guildingi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 553 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.
2026-10-12
Electric Beach North
(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-04
eThekwini, ZA-NL, ZA
no rights reserved
2026-10-01
Viti Levu, Fiji, FJ
(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives
(c) Elina Le Verche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
South Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Baa Atoll, Maldives
(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Linckia guildingi. BPBM 2111. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37434159. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/2111.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37434159 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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