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Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842

Pin Cushion Seastar




Emily Searle (2011)

 

 

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Biogeographical Distribution

This species is wide spread in the Indo-Pacific, from Andaman Islands to Eastern Polynesia. Found on offshore reefs and islands in northwestern Australia (Marsh & Marshall). Found in coral reef habitats in the eastern Indian Ocean and in the western and central Pacific Ocean (Yamaguchi 1975).

 


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