Where Lined sea star has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Luidia clathrata, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,924 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Luidia clathrata through GBIF, from 29 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
- Georeferenced records
- 2,924
- Countries / areas
- 29
- Mapped locations
- 221
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,924
- Inland records omitted
- 67
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2270614
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 2,654 records; Brazil — 65 records; Colombia — 27 records; Mexico — 25 records; French Guiana — 17 records; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — 17 records; Russian Federation — 16 records; Canada — 12 records; Jamaica — 11 records; Cuba — 9 records; Bermuda — 8 records; Guyana — 7 records; Bahamas — 6 records; Honduras — 6 records; Antarctica — 5 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2270614) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2270614&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
North West Atlantic; Cape Hatteras; Florida; Guyanas; South Brazil; Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone; Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone; Scotia Sea; Caribbean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; Yucatan; Cape Frio; Panamanian part of the Caribbean Sea; Mexico; Dominican Republic Exclusive Economic Zone; Honduras; Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone; Colombian part of the Caribbean Sea; Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone; Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone; Nicaraguan part of the Caribbean Sea; Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone; Roncador Bank; Serrana Bank; Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [Caribbean part]; Isla de Providencia; San Andres; Venezuelan part of the Caribbean Sea; Honduran part of the Caribbean Sea; Cayo Alburquerque.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158497 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,924 of the 2,924 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 29 of the 29 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
67 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2270614) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2270614&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158497 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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