Thromidia
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| Thromidia | |
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| File:Thromidia catalai Heavy Starfish PNG by Nick Hobgood.jpg | |
| Thromidia catalai | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Mithrodiidae |
| Genus: | Thromidia Pope & Rowe, 1977 |
| Species | |
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4 species (see text) | |
Thromidia is a genus of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae.[1]
Description and characteristics
[edit | edit source]These are unusually massive sea stars with five sausage-shaped arms, containing probably the heaviest species of Asteroidea, up to 6 kg.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are four recognized species according to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Thromidia brycei Marsh, 2009 – Western Australia
- Thromidia catalai Pope & Rowe, 1977 – West Pacific
- Thromidia gigas (Mortensen, 1935) – South-west Indian ocean
- Thromidia seychellesensis Pope & Rowe, 1977 – Seychelles
References
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