A tiny shrimp (Periclimenes soror) lives on a pin-cushion starfish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

Panamic cushion star (Pentaceratser cumingi), in a scrum on Fernandina Island, Galapagos carpet (Sesuvium edmonstonei), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Pillow cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae), in the shallow rubble off Kri Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Panamic cushion star (Pentaceratser cumingi), in a scrum on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Pillow cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae), in the shallow rubble off Kri Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cushion Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus) Large starfish on sandy seabed, Cayman Islands, Caribbean.

Cushion star, Culcita novaguineae, skin texture, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Cushion star, Culcita novaguineae, skin texture, Small La Laguna, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Underside with mouth of spiny cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae), Detail, Starfish, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Oceania

Lateral view of a Cushion Star (Culcita novaeguineae) resting on a reef off Maui; Maui, Hawaii, United States of America