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Giant sea star

A species of Pacific sea stars, Also known as Knobby sea star
Scientific name : Pisaster giganteus Genus : Pacific sea stars

Giant sea star, A species of Pacific sea stars
Also known as:
Knobby sea star
Botanical name: Pisaster giganteus
Genus: Pacific sea stars
Giant sea star (Pisaster giganteus) Photo By Ed Bierman , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

Giant sea stars have a dense body with wide arms. Its surface is either tan or brown, but on occasion the giant sea star can have a yellowish or grayish surface. They contain thick, blunt spines that are bluish in color with white, pink or purple tips that are swollen and surrounded by brown fuzz and pedicellariae that have a plier like shape. These pedicellariae are used as a protective mechanism against predators. They have no distinct pattern. They range from 36–48 cm (14–19 in) from the tip of one arm to the other. They are usually found up to 88 m (289 ft) down in the water.
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Giant sea star (Pisaster giganteus) Giant sea star (Pisaster giganteus) Photo By Ed Bierman , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
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