a cushion starfish is much more bigger than other starfish and fatter.
Preferably a sandy sea bed, otherwise a wet/damp rock.
umm maybe its because they are round and look a little like cushions im guessing?!
7 years
this starfish is typically small and thicker. it resides in deeper places than most places
this starfish is typically small and thicker. it resides in deeper places than most starfish
The weight of a cushion starfish will vary depending on its stage in life. A young cushion starfish weighs about 1 gram while an adult would weigh about 23 grams.
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In the center underneath the body
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Pteraster tesselatus
The Caribbean cushion
the scientific name for a cushion star fish is sea star
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The Pentagon Starfish has a bump texture. The body is thick and looks like a pentagon pincushion, and tube feet cover the bottom.
Only for a very short while, they live in the low intertidal zone
Cushion stars can live up to 7-10 years. At two years of age, a male is mature. By four years of age, it turns into a female.
Beacuase the cushion starfish has 1000's of little suckers underneath, they stick to the rocks and they are so strong that the waves can't pull them off the rocks, but if we come along and rip it off the rocks, that damaged the cushion starfish.