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Pincushion Starfish

Culctia novaeguineae

Description:

Red and gold pincushion, or cushion, star ~ 10 inches across.

Habitat:

Near shore tropical waters; coral reef ecosystem.

Notes:

Spotted offshore of Oahu; location shown notional. Date shown is also notional; actual date 1993-1994. Original medium photoprint; photo taken with Nikonos V using flash; print subsequently scanned and image saved as digital file.

1 Species ID Suggestions

echinoblog
echinoblog 12 years ago
Cushion star
Culctia novaeguineae


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1 Comment

Allen Hoof
Allen Hoof 12 years ago

Echinblog: I agree with your ID and have edited the spotting accordingly. Thanks.

Allen Hoof
Spotted by
Allen Hoof

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 1994
Submitted on Dec 11, 2011

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