Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931) is a animal in the Goniasteridae family, order Valvatida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931)
Hefferman's starfish (Fromia heffernani) is a widespread Indo-Pacific tropical marine echinoderm in the family Ophidiasteridae.
Fromia heffernani, commonly called Hefferman's starfish, is a species of marine echinoderm that belongs to the family Ophidiasteridae. This species is widely distributed across the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. It can be told apart from the related species Fromia monilis by a distinct set of short spikes that run along both sides of its arm grooves.
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Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
Tosia neossia Naughton & O'Hara, 2009
Fromia nodosa A.M.Clark, 1967
Goniodiscaster scaber (Moebius, 1859)
Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910
Fromia polypora H.L.Clark, 1916
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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