Thromidia gigas
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| Thromidia gigas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Valvatida |
| Family: | Mithrodiidae |
| Genus: | Thromidia |
| Species: | T. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Thromidia gigas Mortensen, 1935 | |
Thromidia gigas is a species of starfish in the family Mithrodiidae. It was described by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen in 1935.[1] It lives in the Indian Ocean off the coast of eastern South Africa and southern Madagascar.[1][2] This species is probably the largest echinoderm in terms of bulk, and may exceed 13 pounds (5.9 kg).[3]
