Image of Solaster Forbes 1839
Description:
Seasters breathe and rid themselves of wastes via coelomic pouches or papulae that they extrude through their skin when underwater. The extruded papulae give them a fuzzy appearance when underwater. Photo of Solaster stimpsoni by Dave Cowles, Jule 2005.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Asterozoa ("Starfish, brittle stars, and basket stars")
- Asteroidea (sea stars)
- Valvatacea
- Valvatida (An order of starfish)
- Solasteridae (sun stars)
- Solaster
- Solaster stimpsoni (Orange sun star)
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