Shore life · La Saladita, Guerrero

Panamic Cushion Star

Pentaceraster cumingi

Spanish: Estrella cojín

Pentaceraster cumingi, sometimes known as the Panamic cushion star, Cortez starfish or knobby star (a name also used for other species), is a species of starfish in the family Oreasteridae. It is found in warmer parts of the East Pacific (Gulf of California to northwest Peru, including offshore islands like the Galápagos) and in Hawaii. In Panama this species has been collected from the Pearl Islands Archipelago (depth 8 m), Gulf of Panama and off Coiba...

TaxonomyAsteroidea › Valvatida › Oreasteridae

Local records28 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records1,800 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-22 — observation by vanillakeys
2026-04-24 — observation by andrea_tadarida_cb
2026-03-30 — observation by alan_gnov
2026-03-21 — observation by santiago_miguel_alva
2026-02-21 — observation by johnnsheppard
2026-01-02 — observation by dileri

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Shore life guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Panamic Cushion Star (Pentaceraster cumingi) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pentaceraster-cumingi/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.