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title: "Pillow Cushion Star"
description: "Culcita novaeguineae — Otros animales. Culcita novaeguineae (common name, cushion star) is a species of starfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/pillow-cushion-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pillow Cushion Star

> Culcita novaeguineae — Otros animales. Culcita novaeguineae (common name, cushion star) is a species of starfish.

- Scientific name: *Culcita novaeguineae*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3187
- Wikidata: [Q1306833](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1306833)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50406](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50406)

## Names

- en: Pillow Cushion Star
- de: Großer Kissenstern
- fr: Etoile-coussin Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (662), ID (549), PF (313), PH (302), NC (175), AU (132), MY (95), TH (73), SG (61), MH (51), TW (47), GU (46)

## Summary

Culcita novaeguineae (common name, cushion star) is a species of starfish. It has short arms and an inflated appearance and resembles a pentagonal pincushion. It is variable in colour and can be found in tropical warm waters in the Indo-Pacific.

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

## Photo

![Pillow Cushion Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pillow-cushion-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256465515

## Machine access

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