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Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Description

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Sunflower Star Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, is found on a variety of subtidal bottoms andin extremely low intertidal zones from Unalaska Island, Alaska, to BajaCalifornia, Mexico. The largest, heaviest, and quickest moving sea star, itmeasures up to 90 cm in diameter. Color ranges from orange to purplish.

Location

North Puget Sound, Anacortes, Washington

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna

Marine