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Sea Stars, Class Asteroidea

part 3 of 11

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By Bob Fenner

Genus Fromia:

A Fromia elegans, a brown colored one in Fiji.

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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 one in the Red Sea.

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