Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840 is a animal in the Ophidiasteridae family, order Valvatida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840

Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840

Gomophia egyptiaca, commonly the Egyptian sea star, is an Indo-Pacific Ophidiasteridae sea star.

Genus
Gomophia
Order
Valvatida
Class
Asteroidea

About Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840

Gomophia egyptiaca, which is sometimes commonly called the Egyptian sea star, is a species of sea star that belongs to the family Ophidiasteridae. This species is found across most of the Indo-Pacific region.

Photo: (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frank Krasovec · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Valvatida Ophidiasteridae Gomophia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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