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Culcita Novaeguineae
Pentagonal in shape with an inflated appearance and much-abbreviated arms, brown with white spotted and about 25cm in diameter.
Spotted at Sebayur Besar Island, coral reef area, Indonesia. Can be found in tropical warm waters in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs, where they feed on benthic invertebrates and coral.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Oreasteridae Genus: Culcita Culcita Novaeguineae
Spotted on Apr 10, 2018
Submitted on May 28, 2018
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