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Family: Asterinidae cushion stars



(See list of species below)


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70 species (see list below)
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Anseropoda antarctica
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Anseropoda diaphana
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Anseropoda fisheri
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Anseropoda lobiancoi
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Anseropoda placenta
[Goose foot starfish]
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Anseropoda rosacea
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Aquilonastra anomala
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Aquilonastra batheri
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Aquilonastra burtoni
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Aquilonastra byrneae
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Aquilonastra cepheus
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Aquilonastra colemani
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Aquilonastra conandae
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Aquilonastra corallicola
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Aquilonastra coronata
[Crown sea star]
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Aquilonastra doranae
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Aquilonastra halseyae
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Aquilonastra iranica
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Aquilonastra limboonkengi
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Aquilonastra samyni
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Aquilonastra watersi
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Asterina fimbriata
[Scale star]

Fenwick, David

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Asterina gibbosa unspecified

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Asterina gibbosa
[Cushion starfish]
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Asterina hartmeyeri
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Asterina martinbarriosi
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Asterina ocellifera
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Asterina orthodon
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Asterina pancerii
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Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and Mediterranea

Asterina phylactica Emson & Crump, 1979

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Asterina phylactica
[Small cushion starfish]
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Asterina sarasini
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Asterina vicentae
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Asterinides folium
[Little starfish]
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Asterinides pilosa
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Cryptasterina pentagona
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Cycethra frigida
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Cycethra verrucosa
[Soft gingerbread hem star]
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Disasterina abnormalis
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Disasterina odontocantha
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Ganeria falklandica
[Serrated hem star]
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Hyalinothrix millespina
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Kampylaster incurvatus Koehler, 1920

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Kampylaster incurvatus
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Knightaster bakeri
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Meridiastra calcar
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Nepanthia belcheri (Perrier, 1876)

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Nepanthia belcheri
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Nepanthia briareus
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Nepanthia fisheri
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Nepanthia maculata
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Paranepanthia aucklandensis
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Paranepanthia pedicellaris
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Parvulastra calcarata
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Parvulastra exigua
[Dwarf cushion star]
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Parvulastra vivipara
[Tasmanian live-bearing seastar]
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Patiria chilensis
[Chilean bat star]

Ulman, Aylin

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Patiria miniata (Brandt, 1835)

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Patiria miniata
[Bat star]
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Patiriella calcarata
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Patiriella oliveri
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Patiriella paradoxa
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Patiriella pseudoexigua
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Patiriella regularis
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Perknaster antarcticus
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Perknaster aurantiacus
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Perknaster aurorae
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Perknaster charcoti
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Perknaster densus
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Perknaster fuscus
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Perknaster sladeni
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Pseudasterina delicata
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Pseudasterina granulosa
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Tegulaster ceylanica
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Northe

Tremaster mirabilis Verrill, 1880

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Tremaster mirabilis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anseropoda antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 1940
Anseropoda diaphana Western Central Pacific 1889
Anseropoda fisheri Western Central Pacific 1985
Anseropoda lobiancoi Mediterranean Sea. 1897
Anseropoda placenta Goose foot starfish Atlantic and the Mediterr
Anseropoda rosacea Western Central Pacific 1816
Aquilonastra anomala Pacific Ocean. 1921
Aquilonastra batheri Northwest Pacific 1914
Aquilonastra burtoni Indo-Pacific and the Medi 1840
Aquilonastra byrneae Western Central Pacific 2006
Aquilonastra cepheus Indo-West Pacific. 1842
Aquilonastra colemani Western Central Pacific 2006
Aquilonastra conandae Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Aquilonastra corallicola Indo-Pacific. 1977
Aquilonastra coronata Crown sea star Indo-Pacific. 1866
Aquilonastra doranae Northwest Pacific 2006
Aquilonastra halseyae Western Indian Ocean 2006
Aquilonastra iranica Western Indian Ocean 1940
Aquilonastra limboonkengi Western Pacific 1927
Aquilonastra samyni Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Aquilonastra watersi Western Indian Ocean. 2006
Asterina fimbriata Scale star Southern Ocean. 1875
Asterina gibbosa Cushion starfish Atlantic and the Mediterr
Asterina hartmeyeri Western Atlantic 1910
Asterina martinbarriosi Eastern Central Atlantic 2018
Asterina ocellifera Atlantic and the Mediterr 1847
Asterina orthodon Northwest Pacific 1922
Asterina pancerii Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Asterina phylactica Small cushion starfish Atlantic and Mediterranea 1979
Asterina sarasini Western Central Pacific 1897
Asterina vicentae Mediterranean Sea 2018
Asterinides folium Little starfish Western Atlantic 1860
Asterinides pilosa Western Atlantic 1881
Cryptasterina pentagona Western Central Pacific 1842
Cycethra frigida Macquarie Island. 1917
Cycethra verrucosa Soft gingerbread hem star Southern Pacific, Southwe 1857
Disasterina abnormalis Western Central Pacific 1875
Disasterina odontocantha Northwest Pacific 1980
Ganeria falklandica Serrated hem star Southeast Pacific, Southw 1847
Hyalinothrix millespina Southwest Pacific and Eas 1911
Kampylaster incurvatus Antarctic 1920
Knightaster bakeri Southwest Pacific 1972
Meridiastra calcar Eastern Indian Ocean 1816
Nepanthia belcheri Indo-West Pacific. 1876
Nepanthia briareus Western Central Pacific 1894
Nepanthia fisheri Western Central Pacific 1982
Nepanthia maculata Western Central Pacific 1840
Paranepanthia aucklandensis Southwest Pacific 1920
Paranepanthia pedicellaris Western Central Pacific 1913
Parvulastra calcarata Western Central Pacific 1869
Parvulastra exigua Dwarf cushion star Southeast Atlantic and In 1816
Parvulastra vivipara Tasmanian live-bearing seastar Eastern Indian Ocean 1969
Patiria chilensis Chilean bat star Southeast Pacific 1870
Patiria miniata Bat star Northeast Pacific 20 WD 1835
Patiriella calcarata Southeast Pacific 1869
Patiriella oliveri Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 1911
Patiriella paradoxa Western Indian Ocean 1997
Patiriella pseudoexigua Western Central Pacific 1971
Patiriella regularis Southwest Pacific 1867
Perknaster antarcticus Southwest Pacific 1906
Perknaster aurantiacus Antarctic Atlantic. 1912
Perknaster aurorae Antarctic 1920
Perknaster charcoti Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Perknaster densus Antarctic 1889
Perknaster fuscus Antarctic 1889
Perknaster sladeni Antarctic Atlantic 1891
Pseudasterina delicata Western Central Pacific 1985
Pseudasterina granulosa Western Central Pacific 1985
Tegulaster ceylanica Western Central Pacific 1889
Tremaster mirabilis Southeast Pacific, Northe 1880



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