---
title: "Mosaic Sea Star"
description: "Plectaster decanus — Otros animales. Plectaster decanus, the mosaic sea star, is a species of sea star found off the south coast of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/mosaic-sea-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mosaic Sea Star

> Plectaster decanus — Otros animales. Plectaster decanus, the mosaic sea star, is a species of sea star found off the south coast of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Plectaster decanus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 847
- Wikidata: [Q2340373](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2340373)
- iNaturalist taxon: [355869](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355869)

## Names

- en: Mosaic Sea Star
- nl: Mozaïekzeester

## Countries with the most observations

AU (830)

## Summary

Plectaster decanus, the mosaic sea star, is a species of sea star found off the south coast of Australia. It is the only species in the genus Plectaster.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectaster

## Photo

![Mosaic Sea Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mosaic-sea-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299795591

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mosaic-sea-star?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).