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Cushion Star
Asterina gibbosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
small cushion starAsterina phylactica
Dwarf CushionstarParvulastra exigua
Cryptasterina pentagona
New Zealand Common Cushion StarPatiriella regularis
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,512 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,511 |
| United Kingdom | 741 |
| England | 663 |
| France | 196 |
| Spain | 107 |
| Occitanie | 106 |
| Portugal | 56 |
| Northern Ireland | 50 |
| Galicia | 46 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Stars · Asteroidea |
| Order | Valvatidan Sea Stars · Valvatida |
| Family | Cushion Stars, Carpet Stars, and Allies · Asterinidae |
| Genus | Small Starfishes · Asterina |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Cushion Star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.