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Sunflower sea star

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Sunflower sea star
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Asteroidea
Order:
Forcipulatida
Family:
Asteriidae
Genus:
Pycnopodia
Species:
P. helianthoides
Binomial name
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Brandt, 1835 [1]

Pycnopodia helianthoides, commonly known as the sunflower sea star, is a large sea star found in the northeast Pacific.

References

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  1. ↑ "Pycnopodia helianthoides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
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