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Cushion Starfish

Culcita novaeguineae

Description:

Pentagonal in shape with an inflated appearance and much-abbreviated arms, green spotted and about 25cm in diameter.

Habitat:

Spotted at Bunaken Marine Park, North Sulawesi. Can be found in tropical warm waters in the Indo-Pacific

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Oreasteridae Genus: Culcita Species: C. novaeguineae

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Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia

Spotted on Aug 6, 2016
Submitted on Mar 6, 2017

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