''Gomophia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea star
Starfish or sea stars are Star polygon, star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class (biology), class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to brittle star, ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to ...
s.
List of species
These species are accepted in the World Register of Marine Species:
Gomophia
World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
* '' Gomophia egeriae'' A. M. Clark, 1967
* ''Gomophia egyptiaca
''Gomophia egyptiaca'', sometimes called the Egyptian sea star, is a species of sea star from Ophidiasteridae family found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, so ...
'' Gray, 1840
* '' Gomophia sphenisci'' (A.M. Clark, 1967)
* '' Gomophia watsoni'' (Livingstone, 1936)
SeaLife Base
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Gomophia on SeaLife Base
. has a different taxonomy :
* ''Gomophia egyptiaca
''Gomophia egyptiaca'', sometimes called the Egyptian sea star, is a species of sea star from Ophidiasteridae family found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, so ...
'' Gray, 1840
* '' Gomophia gomophia'' (Perrier, 1875)
* '' Gomophia mamillifera'' (Livingstone, 1930)
Image:Egyptian sea star.JPG, ''Gomophia egyptiaca
''Gomophia egyptiaca'', sometimes called the Egyptian sea star, is a species of sea star from Ophidiasteridae family found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, so ...
''
Image:Starfish red komodo.jpg, '' Gomophia gomophia''
References
Ophidiasteridae
Asteroidea genera
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