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)
The noduled sea star (Fromia nodosa) © Aquanaut4 | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis)
Necklace sea star
(Fromia monilis)
Within the same family
Biscuit sea star (Peltaster placenta)
Biscuit sea star
(Peltaster placenta)
Vermillion sea star (Mediaster aequalis)
Vermillion sea star
(Mediaster aequalis)
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Pineapple sea cucumber (Thelenota ananas)
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Pin cushion sea star (Culcita schmideliana)
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Cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae)
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Blue spiny starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina)
Blue spiny starfish
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Smooth starfish (Hacelia attenuata)
Smooth starfish
(Hacelia attenuata)
Heart urchin (Maretia planulata)
Heart urchin
(Maretia planulata)
Slate pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus)
Slate pencil urchin
(Heterocentrotus mamillatus)

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