| Fromia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fromia monilis in Borneo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Fromia Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Fromia is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
These species are tropical sea stars, with 5 arms but sometimes up to 7. Some species like Fromia monilis or Fromia nodosa can be very difficult to identify, as they look like each other a lot, and even like unrelated species as those of the genus Paraferdinia . [2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fromia armata Koehler, 1910 | Indian Ocean | |
| Fromia balanse Perrier, 1875 | Pacific Ocean | |
 | Fromia elegans H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean |
| Fromia eusticha Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean | |
 | Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen, 1938 | Red Sea |
| Fromia hadracantha H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
 | Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931) | Pacific Ocean |
 | Fromia hemiopla Fisher, 1913 | Pacific Ocean |
 | Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) | Indo-Pacific |
 | Fromia milleporella (Lamarck, 1816) | Indo-Pacific |
 | Fromia monilis (Perrier, 1869) | Pacific Ocean |
 | Fromia nodosa A.M. Clark, 1967 | Indo-Pacific |
| Fromia pacifica H.L. Clark, 1921 | Pacific Ocean | |
 | Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916 | Australia |
 | Fromia schultzei Döderlein, 1910 | Australia |
| Fromia subtilis (Lutken, 1871) | ||
Goniasteridae constitute the largest family of sea stars, included in the order Valvatida. They are mostly deep-dwelling species, but the family also include several colorful shallow tropical species.
Culcita is a genus of sea stars. They are found in tropical waters. Some are kept in home aquariums.
Acanthaster is a bitypic genus of large and venomous starfish placed in its own family, Acanthasteridae. Its two members are known as crown-of-thorns starfish. Acanthaster are native to coral reefs in Indo-Pacific region.
The Oreasteridae are a family of sea stars in the class Asteroidea.
Astrosarkus idipi is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Astrosarkus. It is sometimes referred to as a "Pumpkin sea star".
Hippasteria is one of 70 genera of sea stars in the diverse family Goniasteridae.
Fromia monilis, common name necklace starfish or tiled starfish, is a species of starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
Ophidiaster granifer, the grained seastar, is a species of starfish in the family Ophidiasteridae. It is found in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific and is the only known species of starfish to reproduce by parthenogenesis.
Iconaster longimanus, the icon star or double star, is a species of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. It is found in the west and central Indo-Pacific Ocean. The genus name comes from the Greek eikon, meaning portrait or image and possibly referring to the way the marginal plates frame the disc, and aster, meaning star. The specific name comes from the Latin longus manus and refers to the long, slender arms.
Fromia heffernani, known commonly as Hefferman's starfish, is a species of marine echinoderms in the family Ophidiasteridae.
Bathyporania ascendens is a species of starfish in the family Poraniidae, and the only species of the genus Bathyporania. It is native to the Pacific Ocean and is found in deep water off the coast of North America.
Fromia ghardaqana, common name Ghardaqa sea star, is a species of marine starfish in the family Goniasteridae.
Fromia nodosa, commonly called elegant sea star, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family Goniasteridae.
Evoplosoma is a genus of deep-sea sea star in the family Goniasteridae.
Astroceramus is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae.
Apollonaster is a genus of abyssal sea stars in the family Goniasteridae. They can be identified by their bare abactinal plate surfaces and multiple accessory granule rows on their abactinal plates. To date, Apollonaster has been found in the tropical Atlantic region and Hawaiian Islands region oceans, with no other locations or species being known as of 2015.
Hippasteria muscipula is one of twelve species of deep-sea sea star in the genus Hippasteria, which is in the family Goniasteridae.
Evoplosoma claguei is a species of deep sea corallivores. This species in particular is found in seamounts in the North Pacific.
Evoplosoma voratus is a species of deep sea corallivores. This species in particular is found in seamounts in the North Pacific.
Neoferdina cumingi, also known as Cuming's sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Goniasteridae. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
