> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md) **Phylum**:: [Echinodermata](Echinodermata.md) **Subphylum**:: [Asterozoa](Asterozoa.md) **Superclass**:: **Class**:: Asteroidea **Subclass**:: **Superorder**:: **Order**:: Valvatida **Suborder**:: Granulosina **Superfamily**:: **Family**:: Oreasteridae **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: Oreaster **Species**:: O. reticulatus **Vernacular**:: Cushioned star ## Photos  *[108 - 2023-02-25 - Kay Maréchal - Saint Pierre - Martinique](108%20-%202023-02-25%20-%20Kay%20Maréchal%20-%20Saint%20Pierre%20-%20Martinique.md) - Awesome pentaradial symetry.* <iframe width="100%" height="500" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K1hby-qnI5o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> *The animal was walking, it was hypnotizing to sea how it walk. What we see is its podias, activating by its water vascular system and ambulacral system, which is a specific caracter of the echinoderms.* ## Notes They can be a bit different than the one I saw above, with more red on it, and less spikes. ## References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreaster_reticulatus - https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Oreaster-reticulatus-Etoile-coussin-reticulee-1723 (fr)