Striped Sun Star
Solaster stimpsoni
Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) notes 6
Summary 7
Solaster stimpsoni, common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae.
Description 8
Solaster stimpsoni is a large species, growing up to 50 cm in diameter. It can have 8 to 12 arms, but usually has 10. The aboral surface has a distinctive reddish orange colour and is covered with thick paxillae. The arms are long, slender, and tapering, each with a dark, purplish-grey contrasting stripe, running from the centre of the body to the tip. They contain no pedicellariae. The underside of the arms have two rows of tube feet.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) NOAA Photo Library, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/9678416727/
- (c) jmluger, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por jmluger
- (c) Joshua Sera, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Joshua Sera
- (c) Peter, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Peter
- (c) Erin McKittrick, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Erin McKittrick
- (c) Shannon Schmunk, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)
- Adaptado por Shannon Schmunk del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://hub.toolforge.org/P3151:208013?lang=
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaster_stimpsoni
