WoRMS name details
Austrofromia polypora (H.L. Clark, 1916)
292780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292780)
unaccepted (Austrofromia is synonym according to Rowe (1989))
Species
Austrofromia H.L. Clark, 1921 accepted as Fromia Gray, 1840
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Austrofromia polypora (H.L. Clark, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292780 on 2026-08-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916) Clark, H. L. (1916). Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. <em>Biological Results of the Fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914.</em> 4(1), 1-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13736290
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality