Fromia heffernani
| Fromia heffernani | |
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| Fromia heffernani from Papua New Guinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Goniasteridae |
| Genus: | Fromia |
| Species: | F. heffernani
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| Binomial name | |
| Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931)
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Fromia heffernani, known commonly as Hefferman's starfish, is a species of marine echinoderms in the family Ophidiasteridae.
Fromia heffernani is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area.[2]
This starfish can be distinguished from Fromia monilis by a unique range of short spikes lying on both side of the arms groove.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Mah, C.L. (2023). Mah CL (ed.). "Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931)". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Fromia heffernani | DORIS".
- ^ "Fromia heffernani | DORIS".
External links
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