Pisaster brevispinus
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Pisaster brevispinus, commonly called the pink sea star, giant pink sea star, or short-spined sea star, is a species of sea star in the northeast Pacific Ocean. It was first described to science by Wi
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Giant pink seastar with boot
Pink seastar's bottom side
Sunflower sea star
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Pycnopodia helianthoides, commonly known as the sunflower sea star, is a large sea star found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The only species of its genus, it is among the largest sea stars in the
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…Kellet's whelk, barnacles, polychaete worms, and small Dungeness crabs. It feeds on carrion, including dead fish and squid. It is competitive with sunflower stars and will fight with them over prey items. Sea otters have been observed to rip off an arm of this sea star to eat the gonads inside. Gulls will attempt…
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Underside of a sunflower sea star
MacDonald Spit, Alaska, 2022
Top of sunflower sea star