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

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66 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 batheri []	No picture found Aquilonastra burtoni []
No picture found Aquilonastra byrneae []	No picture found Aquilonastra cepheus []	No picture found Aquilonastra colemani []
No picture found Aquilonastra conandae []	No picture found Aquilonastra corallicola []	No picture found Aquilonastra coronata [Crown sea star]
No picture found Aquilonastra doranae []	No picture found Aquilonastra halseyae []	No picture found Aquilonastra iranica []
No picture found Aquilonastra limboonkengi []	No picture found Aquilonastra samyni []	No picture found Aquilonastra watersi []
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 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 Cycethra frigida []	No picture found Cycethra verrucosa [Soft gingerbread hem star]	No picture found Disasterina abnormalis []
No picture found Disasterina odontocantha []	No picture found Ganeria falklandica [Serrated hem star]	No picture found Hyalinothrix millespina []
Kampylaster incurvatus []	No picture found Knightaster bakeri []	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 paradoxa []
No picture found Patiriella pseudoexigua []	No picture found Patiriella regularis []	No picture found Perknaster aurantiacus []
No picture found Perknaster aurorae []	No picture found Perknaster charcoti []	No picture found Perknaster densus []
No picture found Perknaster fuscus []	No picture found Perknaster sladeni []	No picture found Pseudasterina delicata []
No picture found Pseudasterina granulosa []	No picture found Tegulaster ceylanica []	Tremaster mirabilis []

66 Species of Family Asterinidae
(cushion stars)

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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		Pacific Ocean.
Aquilonastra batheri		Northwest Pacific
Aquilonastra burtoni		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Aquilonastra byrneae		Western Central Pacific
Aquilonastra cepheus		Indo-West Pacific.
Aquilonastra colemani		Western Central Pacific
Aquilonastra conandae		Western Indian Ocean.
Aquilonastra corallicola		Indo-Pacific.
Aquilonastra coronata	Crown sea star	Indo-Pacific.
Aquilonastra doranae		Northwest Pacific
Aquilonastra halseyae		Western Indian Ocean
Aquilonastra iranica		Western Indian Ocean
Aquilonastra limboonkengi		Western Pacific
Aquilonastra samyni		Western Indian Ocean.
Aquilonastra watersi		Western Indian Ocean.
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 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
Cycethra frigida		Macquarie Island.
Cycethra verrucosa	Soft gingerbread hem star	Southern Pacific, Southwe
Disasterina abnormalis		Western Central Pacific
Disasterina odontocantha		Northwest Pacific
Ganeria falklandica	Serrated hem star	Southeast Pacific, Southw
Hyalinothrix millespina		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Kampylaster incurvatus		Antarctic
Knightaster bakeri		Southwest Pacific
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 paradoxa		Western Indian Ocean
Patiriella pseudoexigua		Western Central Pacific
Patiriella regularis		Southwest Pacific
Perknaster aurantiacus		Antarctic Atlantic.
Perknaster aurorae		Antarctic Atlantic
Perknaster charcoti		Antarctic Atlantic
Perknaster densus		Antarctic
Perknaster fuscus		Antarctic
Perknaster sladeni		Antarctic Atlantic
Pseudasterina delicata		Western Central Pacific
Pseudasterina granulosa		Western Central Pacific
Tegulaster ceylanica		Western Central Pacific
Tremaster mirabilis		Southeast Pacific, Northe

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