Pair of Panamic Cushion Starfish, Pentaceraster cumingii, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Cushion starfish, Asterina gibbosa, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

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 stars (Pentaceraster cumingi), gather on the sea floor, Sea of Cortez.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

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

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

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

Cushion Starfish Calcita novaeguineae. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia

Cushion starfish (Asterina gibbosa) rockpool Pembrokeshire Wales

Common Cushion Stars Asterina gibbosa Castle Bay, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe (rr)

Cushion starfish (Asterina gibbosa) rockpool Pembrokeshire Wales

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

Panamic Cushion

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

Close-up of a Cushion Starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) on the beach, Providencia, Providencia y Santa Catalina, San Andres y Providencia Department, Colombia

Close-up of a Cushion Starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) in sand, Providencia, Providencia y Santa Catalina, San Andres y Providencia Department, Colombia

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

Hawaii, Reticulated brittle star (ophiocoma brevipes) on cushion starfish (culcita novaeguineae).

Hawaii, Commensal Shrimp (periclemenes soror) and Reticulated Brittle Star (ophiocoma brevipes) on Cushion Starfish (culcita novaeguineae).

PANAMIC CUSHION STAR, PENTACERASTER CUMMUNGI, Ecuador, South America, Gal?pagos, Galapagos, Island, Pacific Ocean