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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...
- tube feet,
keeping their arms
almost still,
including in
genera like
Pycnopodia where the arms are flexible. The oral
surface is
covered with thousands...
- A
Sunflower Starfish (
Pycnopodia helianthoides)
undergoes regeneration after losing numerous arms....
- clavigera) has
particularly strong podia. Oral face of a
sunflower sea star,
Pycnopodia helianthoides. Close-up on a P. helianthoides.
Podia of a sea cu****ber...
- Columbia. The sea bed was
littered with
disintegrating sunflower stars (
Pycnopodia helianthoides),
their detached arms and discs.
Another species also suffering...
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partial characterization of an autotomy-promoting
factor from the sea star
Pycnopodia helianthoides".
Biological Bulletin. 176 (2): 169–175. doi:10.2307/1541585...
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capture prey for consumption.
Original description: It
resembles closely Pycnopodia Stimpson, but
differing in
having a
smaller disk, with the rays constricted...
- R.D. and Vogt, R. (1996) An N-terminal
partial sequence of the 13kDa
Pycnopodia helianthoides sperm chemoattractant 'startrak'
possesses sperm-attracting...
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species (Pisater ochraceus,
Pisater brevispinus,
Evasterias troschelii, and
Pycnopodia helianthoides) can
cause severe impacts to
oyster culture. Increasing...
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copious amounts of
noxious mucus. Even the
often larger sunflower seastar (
Pycnopodia helianthoides)
retreats when
touched by a
morning sun star. If grabbed...
