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  2. Sunflower sea star - Wikipedia

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    Underside of a sunflower sea star. Sunflower sea stars can reach an arm span of 1 m (3.3 ft). They are the heaviest known sea star, weighing about 5 kg. [4] They are the second-biggest sea star in the world, second only to the little known deep water Midgardia xandaros, whose arm span is 134 cm (53 in) and whose body is 2.6 cm (roughly 1 inch) wide. [7]

  3. Labidiaster annulatus - Wikipedia

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    Labidiaster annulatus is found around the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.The depth range is from the intertidal zone down to 554 metres (1,818 ft) but this starfish most commonly occurs between 30 and 400 metres (98 and 1,312 ft).

  4. Starfish - Wikipedia

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    Starfish are in some cases taken from their habitat and sold to tourists as souvenirs, ornaments, curios or for display in aquariums. In particular, Oreaster reticulatus , with its easily accessed habitat and conspicuous coloration, is widely collected in the Caribbean.

  5. Starfish regeneration - Wikipedia

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    The starfish body plan consists of five to six arms radiating from a central disk. Regenerative ability differs greatly among starfish species, but can generally be classified within three categories: unidirectional regeneration, disk-dependent bidirectional regeneration, and disk-independent bidirectional regeneration.

  6. Luidia clathrata - Wikipedia

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    Luidia clathrata is a large, flattish starfish, sometimes growing to a diameter of 30 cm (12 in). It has a relatively small disc and five slender arms, which are two or three times the diameter of the disc.

  7. Chlamys hastata - Wikipedia

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    Animals that feed on the spiny scallop include starfish, particularly the ochre star (Pisaster ochraceus) and the sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), octopuses and sea otters. [9] The scallop can swim and does so to escape from predators, repeatedly opening and shutting its valves in a clapping action.

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  9. Common sunstar - Wikipedia

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    The common sunstar (Crossaster papposus) is a species of sea star (aka starfish) belonging to the family Solasteridae. [1] It is found in the northern parts of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.