| Patiriella regularis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Asteroidea |
| Order: | Spinulosida |
| Family: | Asterinidae |
| Genus: | Patiriella |
| Species: | P. regularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Patiriella regularis (Verrill, 1867) |
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Patiriella regularis, or New Zealand common cushion star, is a sea star of the family Asterinidae, endemic to New Zealand. It has an armspread of up to 60 mm.
Research has shown that there is a genetic variance in Patiriella regularis from the North and South of New Zealand. Researchers assume that geographic barriers, and coastal upwellings, might keep various types of Patiriella regularis from being able to spread or comingle. [1]