Echinoderm: Blue Star Fish

Common Name: "Blue Starfish"
Scientific Name:  Linckia laevigata
Hierarchy:
     Kingdom: Animalia
     Phylum: Echinodermata
     Class: Asteroidea
     Order: Valvatida
     Family: Ophidiasteridae
     Genus: Linckia
     Species: laevigata
Facts:

•  They can reproduce sexually and asexually.
• They are commonly used in the seashell trade and are in decline in the wild because there is such a demand for them by tourist.