Sunflower sea star
A species of Sunflower sea star Scientific name : Pycnopodia helianthoides Genus : Sunflower sea star
Sunflower sea star, A species of Sunflower sea star
Botanical name: Pycnopodia helianthoides
Genus: Sunflower sea star
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Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) is a marine predatory sea star that is the only species in the genus Pycnopodia and one of the largest sea stars in the world. It can be found only in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, and its numbers in the wild are considered threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Echinoderms Class
Sea stars Order
Forcipulatidan sea stars Family
Asteriid sea stars Genus
Sunflower sea star Species
Sunflower sea star