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Culcita in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Franco Colnago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Franco Colnago
BPBM 1398Invertebrate Zoology

Culcita

As recorded: Culcita Agassiz, 1836

Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Oreasteridae

Collected by
Robert W. Boyle
Locality
off Blowhole
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Depth
50 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
9 Bishop specimens of CulcitaSpecies page ›

Culcita observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,593 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Culcita observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Culcita observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Diana, MG-AS, MG

(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Culcita observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia

(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Culcita observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Southeast Outer Brisbane, Burbank, QLD, AU

(c) J Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Culcita observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Conceição, Portugal

(c) anxo123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Culcita observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Conceição, Portugal

(c) anxo123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Culcita. BPBM 1398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36208043. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1398.

Record sources