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Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae

Genus: Fromia

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8 species (see list below)
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Fromia elegansClark, 1921

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Fromia elegans
[Blocked starfish]
No picture found
 
Fromia hadracantha
[]

Harasti, David

Southeast Atlantic and In

Fromia indica(Perrier, 1869)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Fromia indica
[Indian sea star]
No picture found
 
Fromia labeosa
[]

Jan Messersmith

Indo-West Pacific.

Fromia milleporella(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Jan Messersmith
 
Fromia milleporella
[]

Ryan, Paddy

Indo-West Pacific

Fromia monilisPerrier, 1869

Photo by Ryan, Paddy
 
Fromia monilis
[Peppermint sea star]
No picture found
 
Fromia pacifica
[Pacific sea star]
No picture found
 
Fromia polypora
[]


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