Neoferdina cumingi
Cuming's Sea Star
As recorded: Ferdina cancellata tylota Fisher, 1925
Animalia › Echinodermata › Asteroidea › Valvatida › Goniasteridae
- Locality
- Wake Island
- Island
- Wake Island
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Type status
- Type
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Neoferdina cumingi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 83 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-01.
2026-10-01
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
(c) Damien Brouste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Caves
(c) Eva Paulus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) boussion_magali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
North Sulawesi, ID
(c) Malte Sellin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Neoferdina cumingi. BPBM 645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36842663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/645.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36842663 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026