Gomophia Explained

Gomophia is a genus of sea stars.

List of species

These species are accepted in the World Register of Marine Species:^[1]

• Gomophia egeriae A. M. Clark, 1967
• Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840
• Gomophia sphenisci (A.M. Clark, 1967)
• Gomophia watsoni (Livingstone, 1936)

SeaLife Base^[2] has a different taxonomy :

• Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840
• Gomophia gomophia (Perrier, 1875)
• Gomophia mamillifera (Livingstone, 1930)

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206117 Gomophia
2. http://www.sealifebase.fisheries.ubc.ca/nomenclature/SpeciesList.php?genus=Gomophia Gomophia on SeaLife Base