Fromia indica

Fromia indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Goniasteridae
Genus: Fromia
Species:
F. indica
Binomial name
Fromia indica
(Perrier, 1869)
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Fromia andamanensis Koehler, 1909
  • Fromia elegans Engel, 1938
  • Fromia tumida Bell, 1882
  • Nardoa indica Koehler, 1910
  • Scytaster indicus Perrier, 1869

Fromia indica, commonly called Indian sea star or red starfish, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.

  1. ^ Mah, Christopher (24 October 2008). "Taxon Details for Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869)". marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Fromia indica (Indian Sea Star)". biolib.cz. BioLib. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ Clark, Ailsa McGown (24 February 1967). "Notes on Asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History) V. Nardoa and Some Other Ophidiasterids". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology. Vol. 15. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). pp. 169, 188–189. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

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