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Family: Asterinidae cushion stars (See list of species below)

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47 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anseropoda antarctica []	No picture found Anseropoda diaphana []	No picture found Anseropoda fisheri []
No picture found Anseropoda lobiancoi []	No picture found Anseropoda placenta [Goose foot starfish]	No picture found Anseropoda rosacea []
No picture found Aquilonastra anomala []	No picture found Aquilonastra burtoni []	No picture found Aquilonastra cepheus []
No picture found Aquilonastra corallicola []	No picture found Aquilonastra iranica []	No picture found Aquilonastra samyni []
No picture found Asterina coronata [Crown sea star]	No picture found Asterina fimbriata [Scale star]	No picture found Asterina folium [Little starfish]
Asterina gibbosa [Cushion starfish]	No picture found Asterina hartmeyeri []	No picture found Asterina limboonkengi []
No picture found Asterina martinbarriosi []	No picture found Asterina ocellifera []	No picture found Asterina orthodon []
No picture found Asterina pancerii []	Asterina phylactica [Small cushion starfish]	No picture found Asterina sarasini []
No picture found Asterina vicentae []	No picture found Cryptasterina pentagona []	No picture found Disasterina abnormalis []
No picture found Disasterina odontocantha []	Kampylaster incurvatus []	No picture found Meridiastra calcar []
Nepanthia belcheri []	No picture found Nepanthia briareus []	No picture found Nepanthia fisheri []
No picture found Nepanthia maculata []	No picture found Paranepanthia aucklandensis []	No picture found Paranepanthia pedicellaris []
No picture found Parvulastra exigua [Dwarf cushion star]	No picture found Patiria chilensis [Chilean bat star]	Patiria miniata [Bat star]
No picture found Patiriella calcarata []	No picture found Patiriella oliveri []	No picture found Patiriella pseudoexigua []
No picture found Patiriella regularis []	No picture found Pseudasterina delicata []	No picture found Pseudasterina granulosa []
No picture found Tegulaster ceylanica []	Tremaster mirabilis []

47 Species of Family Asterinidae
(cushion stars)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anseropoda antarctica		Antarctic Atlantic
Anseropoda diaphana		Western Central Pacific
Anseropoda fisheri		Western Central Pacific
Anseropoda lobiancoi		Mediterranean Sea.
Anseropoda placenta	Goose foot starfish	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Anseropoda rosacea		Western Central Pacific
Aquilonastra anomala		Western Central Pacific
Aquilonastra burtoni		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Aquilonastra cepheus		Indo-West Pacific.
Aquilonastra corallicola		Western Central Pacific
Aquilonastra iranica		Western Indian Ocean
Aquilonastra samyni		Western Indian Ocean
Asterina coronata	Crown sea star	Indo-West Pacific.
Asterina fimbriata	Scale star	Southern Ocean.
Asterina folium	Little starfish	Western Central Atlantic
Asterina gibbosa	Cushion starfish	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Asterina hartmeyeri		Western Atlantic
Asterina limboonkengi		Western Pacific
Asterina martinbarriosi		Eastern Central Atlantic
Asterina ocellifera		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Asterina orthodon		Northwest Pacific
Asterina pancerii		Mediterranean Sea.
Asterina phylactica	Small cushion starfish	Atlantic and Mediterranea
Asterina sarasini		Western Central Pacific
Asterina vicentae		Mediterranean Sea
Cryptasterina pentagona		Western Central Pacific
Disasterina abnormalis		Western Central Pacific
Disasterina odontocantha		Northwest Pacific
Kampylaster incurvatus		Antarctic
Meridiastra calcar		Eastern Indian Ocean
Nepanthia belcheri		Indo-West Pacific.
Nepanthia briareus		Western Central Pacific
Nepanthia fisheri		Western Central Pacific
Nepanthia maculata		Western Central Pacific
Paranepanthia aucklandensis		Southwest Pacific
Paranepanthia pedicellaris		Western Central Pacific
Parvulastra exigua	Dwarf cushion star	Indo-Pacific.
Patiria chilensis	Chilean bat star	Southeast Pacific
Patiria miniata	Bat star	Northeast Pacific	20 WD
Patiriella calcarata		Southeast Pacific
Patiriella oliveri		Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Patiriella pseudoexigua		Western Central Pacific
Patiriella regularis		Southwest Pacific
Pseudasterina delicata		Western Central Pacific
Pseudasterina granulosa		Western Central Pacific
Tegulaster ceylanica		Western Central Pacific
Tremaster mirabilis		Southeast Pacific, Northe

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