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Culcita
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Culcita

Culcita is a genus of sea stars. They are found in tropical waters. Some are kept in home aquariums.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pillow Cushion Star

speciesCulcita novaeguineae

Spiny Cushion Star

speciesCulcita schmideliana

Arabian Cushion Star

speciesCulcita coriacea

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50417.