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Cusion star.

Patiriella regularis

Description:

Most prolific starfish in our coastal waters. Grows up to 10cm.

Habitat:

Mostly in harbors and in-shore

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4 Comments

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Wow genial

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Nice ! - looks like there's webbing between the arms - very interesting..

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 12 years ago

I have never seen a starfish like this! Nice spotting!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Nice spotting,

CharlieSelf
Spotted by
CharlieSelf

Tauranga, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 3, 2012

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