Northern sunstar

Solaster pacificus

Classification

Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Solasteridae

The purple sunstar, northern sunstar, or smooth sun star, Solaster endeca, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. Description Solaster endeca normally grow to an adult size of about 20 centimetres (7. 9 inches) but in some cases reach 40 cm (16 in).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Erin McKittrick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Erin McKittrick · CC-BY DescriptionSolaster endeca, Wikipedia contributors

Northern sunstar

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