From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Old Thomsen Harbor +
, Sitka +
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Class
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Asteroidea +
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Common name is
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Giant pink star +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Asteriidae +
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Genus
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Pisaster +
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Order
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Forcipulatida +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Echinodermata +
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Scientific name is
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Pisaster brevispinus +
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SpecificEpithet
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brevispinus +
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Summary
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This huge, dramatic starfish is primarily … This huge, dramatic starfish is primarily a subtidal species of quiet sandy or muddy bottoms. Although ocasionally found by terrestrial explorers during extreme negative tides, it is more readily observed from small boats in winter when the water is clear. Its incredibly long "reach" with its tube feet and even stomach means that it can stick its tube feet down into the bottom about as far as its arms are long, and then extract the hapless bivalve at the other end. This species is essentially impossible to confuse with any other, thanks to its huge size, short but stiff dorsal spines, and pale pink color. stiff dorsal spines, and pale pink color. +
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Synonyms include
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Asterias brevispina +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:47:58 +
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Pisaster brevispinus +
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