Species

Solaster dawsoni (Morning sun star)

Solaster dawsoni. Photo: (c) Nicole LaRoche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Solaster dawsoni, the morning sun star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. It is found on either side of the northern Pacific Ocean. It has two subspecies:

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Asteroidea (Sea stars)
        Superorder: Valvatacea (Valvatacean sea stars)
        Order: Valvatida (Valvatidan sea stars)
        Family: Solasteridae (Solasterid sun stars)
        Genus: Solaster (Smooth sun stars)
        Species: Solaster dawsoni (Morning sun star)

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