Pycnopodia helianthoides Sunflower sea star

Pycnopodia helianthoides is commonly referred to as Sunflower sea star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3294 

AphiaID:

240764 

Scientific:

Pycnopodia helianthoides 

German:

Zangenstern, Sonnenstern, Sonnenblumen-Seestern 

English:

Sunflower Sea Star 

Category:

Rozgwiazdy 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Pycnopodia (Genus) > helianthoides (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Brandt, ), 1835 

Occurrence:

Aleutian Islands, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of California, USA 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

0 - 750 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 39.37" (100 cm) 

Temperature:

39.2 °F - 50 °F (4°C - 10°C) 

Food:

Schneckenlaich, Barnacles, Clams, Crabs, Detritus, Hermit crabs, Invertebrates, Predatory, Sea Cucumbers, Sea urchins, Snails 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Critically endangered (CR) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pycnopodia helianthoides
  Zangenstern, Sonnenstern, Sonnenblumen-Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-08-27 00:10:04 

Last edit:

2026-06-15 09:59:42 

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Commonly

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