Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae)

Invertebrateverified

Culcita novaeguineae

Müller & Troschel, 1842

Cushion Star

Also known as: Pillow Cushion Star

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Asteroidea

Order

Valvatida

Family

Oreasteridae

Where to find it

common

Indonesia (Java)Malaysia (Borneo)Malaysia (Peninsular)Philippines (Mindanao)Samoa Singapore Thailand (Gulf of Thailand)Vietnam

occasional

Indonesia Indonesia (North Sulawesi)Micronesia (Chuuk)Palau Solomon Islands

rare

Indonesia (Bali)Micronesia Philippines (Luzon & Mindoro)

Other species in Oreasteridae

Beaded Starfish (Pentaceraster mammillatus)

Pentaceraster mammillatus

Beaded Starfish

Pincushion Cushionstar (Culcita schmideliana)

Culcita schmideliana

Pincushion Cushionstar

Grainy Cushion Star (Choriaster granulatus)

Choriaster granulatus

Grainy Cushion Star

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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