EXTINCTION!!! Memories of the Sunflower Sea Star

A new publication confirms the extirpation and possible extinction of the benthic ecosystem apex predator, the Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, due the combined effects of abnormally warm sea water temperatures coupled with the effects of sea star wasting disease.

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Pycnopodia helianthoides

Sunflower sea star - Wikipedia

EXTINCTION!!! Memories of the Sunflower Sea Star

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