Note:

Le sue cinque zampe la distinguono dalle altre congeneri

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Coelomopora - (Marcus, 1958) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Echinodermata - Klein, 1734 ex De Brugière, 1789 - Echinoderms
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa - Bell, 1891
Infraphylum: Asterozoa - Von Zittel, 1895
Class: Asteroidea
Subclass: Asteroidea
Family: Luidiidae
Genus: Luidia - Forbes, 1839
Specific name: sarsii
Scientific name: - Luidia sarsii