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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. Starfish - Wikipedia

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    Sunflower seastar regenerating missing arms. ... Starfish are deuterostome animals, ... Starfish on sale as souvenirs in Cyprus.

  4. Solaster dawsoni - Wikipedia

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    Solaster dawsoni attacking a spiny red sea star, Hippasteria spinosa An adult specimen of Solaster dawsoni afflicted by the Sea star wasting disease off Vancouver.. The morning sun star is a predator, feeding mostly on other starfish.

  5. 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.

  6. List of organisms by chromosome count - Wikipedia

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    The list of organisms by chromosome count describes ploidy or numbers of chromosomes in the cells of various plants, animals, protists, and other living organisms.This number, along with the visual appearance of the chromosome, is known as the karyotype, [1] [2] [3] and can be found by looking at the chromosomes through a microscope.

  7. Culcita novaeguineae - Wikipedia

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    Culcita novaeguineae (common name, cushion star) is a species of starfish. It has short arms and an inflated appearance and resembles a pentagonal pincushion . It is variable in colour and can be found in tropical warm waters in the Indo-Pacific .

  8. Goniasteridae - Wikipedia

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    About 260 extant species within 70 genera are currently known, which make this family the most diverse of all the sea stars, [5] even if half of the genera are monospecific.

  9. Solaster stimpsoni - Wikipedia

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    Solaster stimpsoni is a large species, growing up to 50 cm in diameter. It can have 8 to 12 arms, but usually has 10. [2] The aboral surface has a distinctive reddish orange colour and is covered with thick paxillae.