Grainy Cushion Star (Choriaster granulatus)

Invertebrateverified

Choriaster granulatus

Lütken, 1869

Grainy Cushion Star

Also known as: Granulated Sea Star, Granulated Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Oreasteridae

Where to find it

common

Malaysia (Borneo)

occasional

Madagascar Vanuatu Vietnam

rare

Malaysia Sierra Leone

Other species in Oreasteridae

Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)

Culcita novaeguineae

Cushion Star

Beaded Starfish (Pentaceraster mammillatus)

Pentaceraster mammillatus

Beaded Starfish

Pincushion Cushionstar (Culcita schmideliana)

Culcita schmideliana

Pincushion Cushionstar

Red-Knobbed Sea Star (Protoreaster lincki)

Protoreaster lincki

Red-Knobbed Sea Star

Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus)

Oreaster reticulatus

Cushion Sea Star

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