---
title: "Dwarf Cushion Star"
description: "Parvulastra exigua — Outros animais. Parvulastra exigua, or the dwarf cushion star is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/dwarf-cushion-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dwarf Cushion Star

> Parvulastra exigua — Outros animais. Parvulastra exigua, or the dwarf cushion star is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae.

- Scientific name: *Parvulastra exigua*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4246
- Wikidata: [Q2677618](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2677618)
- iNaturalist taxon: [348893](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348893)

## Names

- en: Dwarf Cushion Star

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2399), ZA (1315), NF (8), SH (6), NA (3)

## Summary

Parvulastra exigua, or the dwarf cushion star is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae. It can be found in temperate intertidal marine communities from geographically widespread sites around the southern hemisphere (including South Africa and Australia).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Harley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262778009

## Machine access

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