Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Indian Sea Star
Fromia indica
Indian Sea Star
Category: Sea Stars
Scientific Name: Fromia indica
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji
Echinodermata (Phylum) Echinoderms
└Asterozoa (Subphylum) Sea Stars and Brittle Stars
 └Asteroidea (Class) Sea Stars
  └Valvatida (Order)
   └Goniasteridae (Family)
    └Fromia (Genus)
     └F. indica (Species)
WoRMS ID: 368952🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119443🔗

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