Fromia
| Fromia monilis | |
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| Fromia monilis in Borneo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Asterozoa |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Superorder: | Valvatacea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Fromia Gray, 1840 |
Fromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
Description
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.[1]
Species
- 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 hemiopla Fisher, 1913 -- Pacific ocean
- Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) -- Indo-Pacific
- Fromia mexicana Perrier, 1884 (nomen nudum)
- 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
Bibliography
- Sprung,Julian y Delbeek,J.Charles- The Reef Aquarium. Volume two - Ricordea Publishing
- Debelius, Helmut y Baensch, Hans A - Atlas Marino - Mergus
- Gosliner, Beherens y Williams. Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific. Sea Challenger
- Debelius, Helmut. Guía de especies del arrecife Pacífico-Asiático. M&G Difusión. 2001
- Lieske,Ewald & Myers, Robert. Coral Reef Guide: Red Sea. HarperCollins Publisher. 2004.
References
- Hansson, Hans; Martinez, Olga; Mah, Christopher (2011-10-05). "WoRMS taxon details: Fromia Gray, 1840". marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).
- "Wetwebmedia". wetwebmedia.com.
- "SeaLife". sealifebase.org.
External links
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- Mah, Christopher L. (July 9, 2014). "The Colorful Challenge of Identifying Fromia monilis, an Indo-Pacific species complex". The Echinoblog.
Notes
- ↑ Mah, Christopher L. (July 9, 2014). "The Colorful Challenge of Identifying Fromia monilis, an Indo-Pacific species complex". The Echinoblog.
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