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Sunflower sea star

Animal
Pycnopodia helianthoides, commonly known as the sunflower sea star, is a large sea star found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. The only species of its genus, it is among the largest sea stars in the world, with a maximum arm span of 1 m. Adult... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Pycnopodia helianthoides
Class: Asteroidea
Phylum: Echinodermata
Genus: Pycnopodia; Stimpson, 1862
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Asteriidae
Kingdom: Animalia