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

Claudio Contreras / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) on Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July

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

Alex Mustard / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) high magnification detail of the skin gills used to absorb oxygen from the water between the red knobbly spines, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British...

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

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

Pete Oxford / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus) feeding on coral, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Pete Oxford / Cushioned Star (Oreaster reticulatus) amid grasses, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize

Claudio Contreras / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) on Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) Contoy Island National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, May

Tim Laman / Cushion sea star {Oreaster reticulatus} amongst the submerged roots of Red mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} Belize Cays, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

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

David Fleetham / Spiny brittlestar (Ophiocoma echinata) moving over the surface of a Cushion sea star, (Oreaster reticulatus), off Singer Island in Florida, USA. January.

Claudio Contreras / Cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus) under Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico,.

Shane Gross / Red cushion sea star (Oreaster reticulatus), three on sand in Seagrass bed. The Bahamas.