Common sunstar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Asteroidea |
Order: | Valvatida |
Family: | Solasteridae |
Genus: | Crossaster |
Species: | C. papposus
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Binomial name | |
Crossaster papposus Linnaeus, 1776
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The common sunstar (Crossaster papposus) is a species of sea star (aka starfish) belonging to the family Solasteridae.[1] It is found in the northern parts of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.