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Thromidia seychellesensis

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Starfish of the Mithrodiidae family

Thromidia seychellesensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Mithrodiidae
Genus: Thromidia
Species: T. seychellesensis
Binomial name
Thromidia seychellesensis
Pope & Rowe, 1977

Thromidia seychellesensis is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. It occurs in Seychelles, Indian Ocean.

Thromidia seychellesensis has five cylindroid arms. The radius is at least 125 mm (4.9 in).

Fish Encheliophis homei often lives in the body cavity of Thromidia seychellesensis.

References

  1. ^ Pope, E.C.; F.W.E., Rowe (1977). "A new genus and two new species in the family Mithrodiidae (Echindoermata: Asteroidea) with comments on the status of species of Mithrodia Gray, 1840". Australian Zoology. 19 (2): 201–216.
  2. Mah, C.L. (2024). Mah CL (ed.). "Thromidia seychellesensis Pope & Rowe, 1977". World Asteroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Thromidia seychellesensis


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