Solaster spectabilis

Solaster spectabilis is an extant species of starfish described in 2011, and indigenous to the waters surrounding the Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific Ocean.[1][2]

Solaster spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Solasteridae
Genus: Solaster
Species:
S. spectabilis
Binomial name
Solaster spectabilis
Clark and Jewett, 2011

References

  1. Clark, Roger N.; Jewett, Stephen C. (2011). "Three new sea stars (Asteroidea: Solasteridae & Pterasteridae) from the Aleutian Islands". Zootaxa. 3051: 1–13.
  2. Wheeler, Quentin (2012-06-24). "New to nature No 76: Solaster spectabilis". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

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