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Solaster spectabilis

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Solaster spectabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Solasteridae
Genus: Solaster
Species:
S. spectabilis
Binomial name
Solaster spectabilis
Clark and Jewett, 2011

Solaster spectabilis is an extant species of starfish described in 2011, and indigenous to the waters surrounding the Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific Ocean.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Clark, Roger N.; Jewett, Stephen C. (2011). "Three new sea stars (Asteroidea: Solasteridae & Pterasteridae) from the Aleutian Islands". Zootaxa. 3051: 1–13. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3051.1.1.
  2. ^ Wheeler, Quentin (2012-06-24). "New to nature No 76: Solaster spectabilis". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

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