Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Spiny Sea Star
Gomophia egeriae
Spiny Sea Star
Category: Sea Stars
Scientific Name: Gomophia egeriae
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Great Barrier Reef
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Asteroidea (Class)
  └Valvatida (Order)
   └Ophidiasteridae (Family)
    └Gomophia (Genus)
     └G. egeriae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 378610🔗
iNaturalist ID: 348864🔗

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