Jun 17, 2025
A purple sunstar (Solaster endeca) in the White Sea
by Alexander Semenov
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A purple sunstar (Solaster endeca) in the White Sea
by Alexander Semenov
A morning sun star (Solaster dawsoni), Vancouver Island, British Columbia
by Ewan Tregarot
ECHINODERM DIVERSITY
Various sea star species collected during leg 4 of the spring bottom trawl survey aboard the Henry B. Bigelow. Purple solasterids, also known as sun stars, stand out, as does the rose star at center right. A sea urchin is in the lower left corner.
Credit: Heidi Marotta, NEFSC/NOAA