| Egyptian sea star | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Ophidiasteridae |
| Genus: | Gomophia |
| Species: | G. egyptiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840 | |
Gomophia egyptiaca, sometimes called the Egyptian sea star, is a species of sea star from Ophidiasteridae family found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific. [1] [2]