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Genus

Solaster (Smooth sun stars)

Solaster stimpsoni. Photo: (c) Vashon Nature Center Data Technician, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Solaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae.

— Wikipedia

  • 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)
                    • Species: Solaster stimpsoni (Striped sun star)

Subtaxa

Species: Solaster dawsoni (Morning sun star)

Species: Solaster stimpsoni (Striped sun star)

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