Fromia | |
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Fromia monilis in Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Goniasteridae |
Genus: |
Fromia Gray, 1840 |
Type species | |
Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Fromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
These species are tropical sea stars, with 5 arms but sometimes up to 7. Some species like Fromia monilis or Fromia nodosa can be very difficult to identify, as they look like each other a lot, and even like unrelated species as those of the genus Paraferdinia. [2]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Fromia armata Koehler, 1910 | Indian Ocean | |
Fromia balanse Perrier, 1875 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia elegans H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia eusticha Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938 | Red Sea | |
Fromia hadracantha H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931) | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia hemiopla Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) | Indo-Pacific | |
Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816) | Indo-Pacific | |
Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869) | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia nodosa A.M. Clark, 1967 | Indo-Pacific | |
Fromia pacifica H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916 | Australia | |
Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910 | Australia | |
Fromia subtilis (Lutken, 1871) |
Fromia | |
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Fromia monilis in Borneo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Goniasteridae |
Genus: |
Fromia Gray, 1840 |
Type species | |
Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Fromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
These species are tropical sea stars, with 5 arms but sometimes up to 7. Some species like Fromia monilis or Fromia nodosa can be very difficult to identify, as they look like each other a lot, and even like unrelated species as those of the genus Paraferdinia. [2]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Fromia armata Koehler, 1910 | Indian Ocean | |
Fromia balanse Perrier, 1875 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia elegans H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia eusticha Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938 | Red Sea | |
Fromia hadracantha H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931) | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia hemiopla Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) | Indo-Pacific | |
Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816) | Indo-Pacific | |
Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869) | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia nodosa A.M. Clark, 1967 | Indo-Pacific | |
Fromia pacifica H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916 | Australia | |
Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910 | Australia | |
Fromia subtilis (Lutken, 1871) |