Species sheet
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Pillow starfish
Culcita schmideliana (Retzius, 1805)
AnimalsEchinodermaAsteroids (starfish)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotte
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Spiny cushion starBritish English
- KissensternGerman (Germany)
- Estrella almohadillaEuropean Spanish
- Etoile de mer coussin de l'Océan IndienFrench (France)
- CulciteFrench (France)
- étoile-coussin requinFrench (France)
- Stella cuscinoItalian (Italy)
- Kussen-zeesternDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
- Anthenea spinulosa
- Asterias discoidea
- Asterias schmideliana
- Culcita grex
- Culcita novaeguineae
- Culcita pentagularis
- Culcita pentangularis
- Culcita pulverulenta
- Culcita schmideliana
- Culcita schmideliana var. africana
- Goniaster multiporum
- Goniaster sebae
- Goniodiscides sebae
- Goniodiscus sebae
- Goniodiscus studeri
- Hippasteria philippinensis
- Hosia spinulosa
- Pentagonaster spinulosus
- Randasia granulata
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, CARO Valérie, DUCARME Frédéric, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 09/12/2019 : Culcita schmideliana / novaeguineae (Retzius, 1805) / Müller & Troschel, 1842, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2439
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Culcita schmideliana (Retzius, 1805), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2499
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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