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Pisaster giganteus, the giant sea star, giant spined star, or knobby sea star is a species of sea star that lives along the western coast of North America from Southern California to British Columbia. It makes its home on rocky shores near the low tide mark. It preys on mollusks. It can grow as large as 24 in (61 cm) in diameter.
Ochre sea star at low tide, Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Pisaster (from Greek πίσος, "pea", and ἀστήρ, "star" [1]) is a genus of Pacific sea stars that includes three species, P. brevispinus, P. giganteus, and P. ochraceus. Their range extends along the Pacific coast from Alaska to southern California in the intertidal zone.
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 William Stimson in 1857. [1] The type specimen was collected on a sandy bottom, 10 fathoms (18 m) deep, near the mouth of San Francisco Bay.
Six-rayed star Linckia columbiae: Tamarisk sea star Mediaster aequalis: Vermilion star Orthaserias koehleri: Rainbow star Patiria miniata: Bat star Pisaster brevispinus: Pink sea star, Giant pink sea star, Pink bay star Pisaster giganteus: Knobby sea star, giant spined star Pisaster ochraceus: Ocher sea star Pycnopodia helianthoides: Sunflower ...
Astropecten duplicatus, the two-spined sea star, is a starfish in the family Astropectinidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean , the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico . Description
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Marthasterias glacialis is a fairly large starfish with a small central disc and five slender, tapering arms. Each arm has three longitudinal rows of conical, whitish spines, usually with purple tips, each surrounded by a wreath of pedicellariae.
The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a deep-sea crustacean found off the coast of Vietnam, resembles the helmet of "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, according to researchers who newly identified the species.