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Sunflower seastar : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sunflower seastar
''Pycnopodia helianthoides'', commonly known as the sunflower seastar, is a large sea star found in the northeast Pacific. It is among the largest sea stars in the world, with a maximum armspan of . Sunflower seastars usually have 16 to 24 limbs; their color can vary widely. They are predatory, feeding mostly on sea urchins, clams, snails, and other small invertebrates. ==Description== Sunflower seastars can grow to have an arm span of in diameter.〔(Sunflower seastar - NOAA )〕 Their color ranges from bright orange, yellow and red to brown and sometimes to purple, with soft, velvet-textured bodies and 16 to 24 arms with powerful suckers.〔〔Telnack, Jennifer. ''Intertidal Marine Invertebrates of the South Puget Sound'', NW Marine Life.〕 Most sea star species have a mesh-like skeleton to protect their internal organs.〔
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