Cushion Star

Asterina gibbosa

About

A small, five-sided starfish found under rocks in south-west Britain. Despite its diminutive size of just 5 cm, it is capable of eating molluscs and worms. It is a sequential hermaphrodite, beginning life as male and becoming female.

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Quick Facts

Category: Invertebrate
Latin name: Asterina gibbosa
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.