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Ochre Sea Star

Pisaster ochraceus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 7,073, February 6,122, March 6,375, April 7,907, May 7,679, June 5,648, July 4,838, August 4,928, September 6,253, October 6,388, November 8,214, December 6,332.
United States64,503
California42,544
Canada15,208
British Columbia15,205
Washington13,083
Oregon7,655
Alaska1,177
Mexico31
Baja California31

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumEchinoderms · Echinodermata
ClassSea Stars · Asteroidea
OrderForcipulatidan Sea Stars · Forcipulatida
FamilyAsteriid Sea Stars · Asteriidae
GenusGiant Sea Stars · Pisaster

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