Jun 17, 2025
A Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi) off the coast of Isla de Coiba, Panama
by loes roos
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A Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi) off the coast of Isla de Coiba, Panama
by loes roos
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Like most starfish the pincushion starfish has five arms, although it can be hard to tell! The species has very short, wide arms; juveniles they resemble a flat pentagon, and as they grow older they 'inflate' and become as round as, well, a pincushion!
(Image: A pincushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae) by Sylvie Omnès)
Have you seen the chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)?
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Cake sea star (Anthenea aspera)
Photo by Loh Kok Sheng
Chocolate Chip Sea Star Protoreaster nodosus
A red cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) in Rendezvous Bay, Saint John, Virgin Islands
by Alan Cressler
A chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
by Bernard Dupont
Granulated cushion sea star (Choriaster granulatus)
Photo by Michaels Bubbles