Sunflower star
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Category: Starfish
IUCN Conservation Status: CR - Critically Endangered - facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Pycnopodia
Where to Find
Found in 2 diving areas across 1 countries and 1 regions.
- Alaska, United States - 485 records
- Pacific Northwest, United States - 340 records