Pisaster brevispinus

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Pisaster brevispinus

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Pisaster brevispinus—at 65 cm (26 inches) one of the world’s largest sea stars—inhabits the western coast of North America; it preys on other echinoderms known as sand dollars, which burrow to escape it. Perhaps the most common sea star of the American Pacific coast is…
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