Sealife guideThe noduled sea starFromia nodosa
Taxonomy
- Common name: Noduled sea star
- French name: Étoile de mer à nodules, étoile de mer élégante
- Scientific name: Fromia nodosa (A.M. Clark, 1967)
- Family name: Goniasteridae
- Order name: Valvatida
- Class name: The starfish [Asteroidea]

The noduled sea star (Fromia nodosa) © Aquanaut4 | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Necklace sea star
(Fromia monilis)
(Fromia monilis)
Within the same family

Biscuit sea star
(Peltaster placenta)
(Peltaster placenta)

Vermillion sea star
(Mediaster aequalis)
(Mediaster aequalis)
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(Culcita schmideliana)
(Culcita schmideliana)

Cushion starfish
(Culcita novaeguineae)
(Culcita novaeguineae)

Blue spiny starfish
(Coscinasterias tenuispina)
(Coscinasterias tenuispina)

Smooth starfish
(Hacelia attenuata)
(Hacelia attenuata)

Heart urchin
(Maretia planulata)
(Maretia planulata)

Slate pencil urchin
(Heterocentrotus mamillatus)
(Heterocentrotus mamillatus)
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