> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md) **Phylum**:: [Echinodermata](Echinodermata.md) **Class**:: [Asterozoa](Asterozoa.md) **Order**:: Valvatida **Suborder**:: **Family**:: Ophidiasteridae **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: Gomophia **Species**:: G. egyptiaca **Vernacular**:: Egyptian sea star ## Photos ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1670157768/obsidian/Egypte%20Nov%202022/Echinoderm/Formia_nodosite%CC%81_pnsh1c.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1670157768/obsidian/Egypte%20Nov%202022/Echinoderm/Formia_nodosite%CC%81_pnsh1c.jpg) *[95 - 2022-11-27 - Ras Nasrani - Sharm Al Sheikh - Egypt](95%20-%202022-11-27%20-%20Ras%20Nasrani%20-%20Sharm%20Al%20Sheikh%20-%20Egypt.md)* ## Notes Colorful sea star. Difficult to identify through the books, first confused with Fromia genus. The Gomophia genus always have those kind of spikes on it. ## References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomophia_egyptiaca - https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Gomophia-egyptiaca-Etoile-egyptienne-2292/(rOffset)/7 (fr)