From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Best found at
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John Brown's Beach +
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| Class
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Asteroidea +
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| Common name is
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Stimpson's sun star +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Solasteridae +
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| Genus
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Solaster +
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| Is Documented by MRG
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Sitka +
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| NeedBetterPhoto
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false +
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| Order
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Velatida +
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| Phylum
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Echinodermata +
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| Scientific name is
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Solaster stimpsoni +
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| SpecificEpithet
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Stimpsoni +
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| Summary
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This species feeds primarily on sea cucumb … This species feeds primarily on sea cucumbers. It usually has a dramatic black stripe running down the dorsal side of each arm, from the black central disk. It is a fairly common species in the lower intertidal areas, especially in mixed rock, sediment, and surfgrass areas. A predator of this species is [[Solaster dawsoni|Dawson's sun star (''Solaster dawsoni'')]]. A mnemonic device for this genus is "''stimpsoni'' is striped, ''dawsoni'' is dull."mpsoni'' is striped, ''dawsoni'' is dull." +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
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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 07:16:53 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Solaster stimpsoni +
, Solaster stimpsoni +
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