What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Luidia sarsii been recorded?

Luidia sarsii occurrence evidence comes from 865 records in 18 countries and territories, from 1880 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

AsteroideaPaxillosidaLuidiidaeLuidia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

865 records across 18 countries and territories, 1880–2026.

Luidia sarsii · GBIF taxon key 2270638

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.

10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18802026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Luidia sarsii has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Luidia sarsii. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 623
Netherlands 129
United States 78
United Kingdom 8
Western Sahara 5
Spain 3
Norway 3
South Africa 3
DR Congo 2
Mexico 2
Bahamas 1
Côte d'Ivoire 1
Colombia 1
Denmark 1
Italy 1
Montenegro 1
Namibia 1
Sierra Leone 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.