''Austrofromia polypora'', commonly called many-pored sea star or many-spotted seastar, is a species of marine starfish belonging to the family
Ophidiasteridae
The Ophidiasteridae (Greek ''ophidia'', Οφιδια, "of snakes", diminutive form) are a family of sea stars with about 30 genera. Occurring both in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacif ...
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Fromia polypora Many spotted star P1021024.JPG
Fromia polypora P2143565.JPG
Fromia polypora Many spotted seastar PC290516.JPG
Distribution
It has been found at latitudes of between 23.5 and -29.1 degrees, and longitudes of between 151.93 and 167.99 degrees.
Ecology
It has been found at depths of to .
References
Ophidiasteridae
Animals described in 1916
Taxa named by Hubert Lyman Clark
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