Parvulastra exigua

Parvulastra exigua
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Asterinidae
Genus: Parvulastra
Species:
P. exigua
Binomial name
Parvulastra exigua
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
  • Asterias exigua Lamarck, 1816
  • Asterias minuta de Blainville, 1834
  • Asterina exigua (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Asteriscus krauss (Gray, 1840)
  • Patiriella exigua (Lamarck, 1816)

Parvulastra exigua, or the dwarf cushion star is a species of sea star in the family Asterinidae. It can be found in temperate intertidal marine communities from geographically widespread sites around the southern hemisphere (including South Africa and Australia).