Georgette Douwma / Blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Blue linkia starfish (Linckia laevigata) pair attached to the dead part of coral, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / A small Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis) on larger Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) Sipadan, Malaysia

Chris Newbert / Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) and schooling baitfish, 20 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Birgitte Wilms / Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp) juvenile on Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, swimming near a Sea Fan (Melithaea sp) and a Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata)

Fred Bavendam / Common Comet Star (Linckia guildingii) in an unusual lavender color variation, it is typically beige or yellowish in color, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Comet arm of starfish {Linckia multifora} asexual reproduction. Maldives

Juergen Freund / Starfish {Linckia laevigata} in shallow water Indonesia

Doug Perrine / Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) amongst Soft and Hard corals. Gato Island, off Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Multipore starfish (Linckia multiflora), asexual reproduction and arm regeneration, severed arms commonly regenerate new individuals. West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Georgette Douwma / Dalmatian linckia starfish (Linckia multifora). North Sulawesi, Indonesia.