Fromia

Fromia monilis
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]

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