Pisaster giganteus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Pisaster
- Species
- Pisaster giganteus
- Scientific Name
- Pisaster giganteus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pisaster giganteus
Pisaster giganteus, the giant sea star, giant spined star, or knobby sea star is a species of sea star that lives along the western coast of North America from Southern California to British Columbia. It makes its home on rocky shores near the low tide mark. It preys on mollusks. It can grow as large as 24 in (61 cm) in diameter. Its color varies from brown to red or purple.
...Pisaster giganteus in languages:
- English
- Giant Sea Star
- English
- Knobby Sea Star
- English
- Giant Spined Star
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