Solaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae. Solaster. Solaster endeca · Scientific classification · Edit this classification.
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Solaster Forbes, 1839 · Biota · Animalia (Kingdom) · Echinodermata (Phylum) · Asterozoa (Subphylum) · Asteroidea (Class) · Ambuloasteroidea (Subclass) ...
Crossaster and Solaster are found in northern waters; they have numerous short rays and a broad, often sunburst-patterned disk.
Solaster dawsoni, the morning sun star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. It is found on either side of the northern Pacific Ocean.
noun Sol· as· ter ˈsäˌlastə(r) : the type genus of Solasteridae comprising the sun stars compare rose star
This large mostly subtidal seastar has 9-12 (usually 10) rays and no pedicellariae. The paxillae on the aboral surface are crowded together giving a rather ...
Members of the class Asteroidea exhibit both asexual (regeneration and clonal) and sexual (gonochoric) means of reproduction. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into ...
Description: A starfish with nine or ten arms. The dorsal surface is rough, with a close-set armament of clusters of fine spinelets.
SpeciesSolaster borealis · SpeciesSolaster caribbaeus · SpeciesSolaster dawsoni · SpeciesSolaster endeca · SpeciesSolaster exiguus · SpeciesSolaster hypothrissus.
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Solaster endeca is a predator, even feeding on other sea stars! Many grow to be 16 inches in diameter, while an 8 inch diameter is average.