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Thromidia catalai
Species of starfish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thromidia catalai, sometimes called the heavy starfish, is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae in the order Valvatida. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region.[2] Thromidia catalai is one of the largest and heaviest starfishes in the world. It is reported to weigh as much as 6 kg (13 lb) and have a diameter of 60 to 65 cm (24 to 26 in).[3] This species was first described by the Australian biologists E. C. Pope and F. W. E. Rowe in 1977, the type locality being New Caledonia.[4]
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Heavy starfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Mithrodiidae |
Genus: | Thromidia |
Species: | T. catalai |
Binomial name | |
Thromidia catalai Pope & Rowe, 1977[1] | |
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