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Stars, Crown of Thorns Seastars,
Marine Scavengers, Asterina
Stars,
Sea Stars, Class Asteroidea
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By Bob Fenner
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Genus Fromia:
A Fromia elegans, a brown colored one in
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Fromia ghardaqana Mortensen 1936,Ghardaqa
Brittle Star. Red Sea endemic. To three inches in diameter. |
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Fromia indica (Perrier 1869), the Indian
Brittle Star. Typically reddish with black lines over aboral
surface. Indo Pacific, islands of both seas to Japan. Need mature
aquariums with plenty of green algae. To nearly four inches in
diameter. One in aquarium, another in S. Sulawesi. |
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Fromia milleporella (Lamarck 1816), a Red
Starfish. Consistently reddish appearance typically, with pores
visible on the upper surface. Looks flat and lacks tubercles.
Indo-Pacific; eastern Africa to the South Pacific. A white spotted
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