Species List for Family: Asterinidae
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Asterinidae (Family)
Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) are being added to the checklist and photo sections of the website. This is to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.

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Meridiastra mortenseni (O'Loughlin, Waters & Roy, 2002)
Marine, Endemic, Very similar to
Patiriella regularis, but smoother appearance when wet
North, South and Stewart Islands
ACFE. Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867)
Cushion Star, Marine, Endemic, 5 arms, sometimes 4 or 6, colour highly variable, sometimes mottled. Intertidal to sublittoral
North and South Islands, and Chatham Islands. Has spread to southern Australia and Tasmania
ACFME. Stegnaster inflatus (Hutton, 1872)
Inflated Cushion Star, Marine, Endemic, 5 arms, hightly coloured and variable, red, orange, pink, yellow, green, and sometimes mottled. Intertidal to shallow subtidal
Throughout NZ, 0-35 metres
ACFE.