Sunflower Sea Star — printable fact sheet
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Sunflower Sea Star
Pycnopodia helianthoides
The Sunflower Sea Star is one of the largest and fastest-moving sea stars in the world, known for its impressive size and multitude of arms, which can number up to 24. This invertebrate is found along the Pacific coastline of North America, from Alaska to Southern California, in…
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- The Sunflower Sea Star can have up to 24 arms, making it one of the sea stars with the most appendages in the world.
- Sunflower Sea Stars can move at speeds of up to one meter per minute, unusually fast for sea stars. They can regenerate lost arms, sometimes regrowing several at once. These sea stars have soft, flexible bodies, allowing them to squeeze through tight spaces in pursuit of prey.
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