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Updated 4/18/2026

Family Echinasteridae

CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII

Linckia guildingi

Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet

Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Honokohau, Hawaii, 40 feet

Kea'au, Oahu, 70 feet

 

Comet, Puako, Hawaii, 15 feet


Central Philippines


Thyca hawaiiensis, Midway, 90 feet

  
   

GREEN LINCKIA

Occasional on reefs deeper than 10 feet.  Dull green or brown with darker spots and a  sandy texture.  Attains 16 inches.  Hawaii, Tropical Pacific & Atlantic.  Formerly known as Linckia diplax.