barbadensis Perrier, 1881, Luidia

Luidia barbadensis Perrier, 1881: 29 . — Clark & Downey 1992: 11.

CURRENT STATUS. — Luidia barbadensis Perrier, 1881 .

TYPE MATERIAL. — Caribbean Sea • 1 syntype; Barbados; BLAKE expedition (1878-1879); MNHN-IE-2014-724 .

REMARKS According to Clark (1989), L. barbadensis Perrier, 1881 is a valid species.She reports, however, that the illustrated specimen identified L. barbadensis by Perrier (1884: 267, pl. 10, figs 7, 8) belongs to the subspecies Luidia sarsi elegans Perrier, 1875 .

Various syntypes in the MCZ (MCZ 316) (Clark & Downey 1992).