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Mosaic Cushion Star
Halityle regularis
- Usual depth16–65 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Halityle regularis, commonly known as the mosaic cushion star, is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Halityle.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Halityle”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 16–65 m · Deepest record: 65.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mosaic Cushion Star, Regular Cushionstar, Regular Star
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Étoile-coussin régulier
- Japanese
- Ruriiro-mozaiku-hitode, ルリイロモザイクヒトデ
- Simplified Chinese
- 規則瘤海星, 規則膨海星
Other scientific names: Culcitaster anamesus, Halityle anamesus
Similar species
Grainy Cushion StarChoriaster granulatus
Cushion starCulcita novaeguineae
- Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Protoreaster nodosus
- Brick Red Sea Star
Anthaster valvulatus
- Cake sea star
Anthenea aspera
- Australian Cushion Star
Anthenea australiae
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 43 open-data records from 1908 to 2015.
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