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.

The common sunstar is usually orangey-red in colour with concentric bands of yellow, pink, red or white on the arms. It is sun-shaped, with more arms than other starfish: normally 10-12, but occasionally 8-16.

Read on to learn about the Sun Star. Though they share the same many-legged form, their coloration, size, and shape all differ. Some species have long, narrow arms, while others have shorter, broad arms. Their coloration ranges from red, to orange, to purple and more.

This fast-moving sea star is a hungry hunter. Galloping on thousands of tube feet, it speeds across the seafloor and stalks crustaceans, molluscs, and fishes. A sunstar will also dine on dead animals, even a sunken whale.

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: The morning sun star has a wide disc and 8 to 13 (usually 11 or 12) long, tapering arms, often with turned-up tips.

Solaster stimpsoni, common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was first described by Addison Emery Verrill in 1880. [7] [8]

A California sun star has a voracious appetite and it’s not picky about its next meal. It scuttles along the mud on an army of tiny tube feet, following the scent of a rotting feast. But this sea star doesn’t just dine on scavenged scraps—it can be a cunning predator.

Common sunstar (Scientific name: Crossaster papposus) belong to the family Solasteridae and native to colder water of the northern Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It is distributed from the Arctic down to the English Channel, in the North Sea in the Atlantic and from Alaska to Puget Sound near Seattle in the Pacific.

A very distinctive sun star that grows up to 34 cm in diameter. The colour varies but is usually red, brown-red with white markings above, yellow-white below, often with beautiful patterns. It has 10-12 arms (rarely 8-16) and the whole surface of the animal is covered with small but distinct spines.

Solaster stimpsoni, common names Stimpson's sun star, sun star, orange sun star, striped sunstar, and sun sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Solasteridae.