Summary ⁴

Patiriella regularis, or New Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It has an arm spread of up to 60 mm.

Colours ⁵

These come in a wide range of colours.
Red, orange, pink, yellow, olive green, etc. Sometimes mottled (https://www.niwa.co.nz/static/extraordinary_echinoderms.pdf pages 29)

Usually bluish green, but sometimes black, orange or red (http://merc.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Cushion-Star.pdf page 2)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
2. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills
3. (c) Debra Lydon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Debra Lydon
4. Adapted by tangatawhenua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patiriella_regularis
5. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NIWA (2014) guide to New Zealand echinoderms
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

iNaturalist NZ Map