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Solaster dawsoni

Solaster dawsoni
Solaster dawsoni off Vancouver.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Solasteridae
Genus: Solaster
Species:
S. dawsoni
Binomial name
Solaster dawsoni
Verrill, 1880 [1]

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. It has two subspecies:

  • Solaster dawsoni arcticus Verrill, 1914
  • Solaster dawsoni dawsoni Verrill, 1880
  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Solaster dawsoni Verrill, 1880". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

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