Solaster stimpsoni, common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family...
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A mysterious virus that's been wiping out sea stars on the West Coast since 2013 has spread all the way to Southeast Alaska — but it hasn't made...
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Widehand hermit: Elassochirus tenuimanus. A fan of strong currents and big rocks, this hermit crab is frequently seen in the rocky subtidal...
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Christopher Mah, a biologist at the Smithsonian, was scouring the shelves of the museum for deep-sea starfish when he had an idea: Why not...
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