Franco Banfi / Panamic cushion seastars (Pentaceraster cumingi) Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Indian cushion sea star (Culcita schmideliana) close up, coast of Dhofar and Hallaniyat islands, Oman. Arabian Sea.

Luciano Candisani / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus), Gipoia Island, Ilha Grande, Brazil

Michele Westmorland / Panamic Cushion Sea Star (Pentaceraster cumingi) on reef structure. Galapagos Islands.

Michele Westmorland / Diver swimming over reef structure. Panamic Cushion Sea Star (Pentaceraster cumingi) Galapagos Islands.

Franco Banfi / Umbellate tree soft coral (Dendronephthya sp) and sea star (Choriaster granulatus) Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Chris Newbert / Pincushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae) skin, Indonesia

Christian Ziegler / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus) in seagrass with schooling fish, Twin Cays, Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Christian Ziegler / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus) feeding in sea grass between the roots of Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Birgitte Wilms / Sea Star (Pentaceraster alveolatus) spawning, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Cortez Starfish (Pentaceraster cumingi), Kicker Rock, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus) on sandy ocean floor, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize