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Purple Sun Star
Solaster endeca
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Striped Sun StarSolaster stimpsoni
Morning sun starSolaster dawsoni
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Orange Sun StarSolaster paxillatus
Solaster pacificus
Rose Sun StarCrossaster papposus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 3,654 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,105 |
| Alaska | 1,950 |
| Quebec | 1,627 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,342 |
| Nova Scotia | 246 |
| British Columbia | 223 |
| New Brunswick | 120 |
| Maine | 62 |
| Washington | 49 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Stars · Asteroidea |
| Order | Valvatidan Sea Stars · Valvatida |
| Family | Solasterid Sun Stars · Solasteridae |
| Genus | Smooth Sun Stars · Solaster |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple Sun Star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.