Pycnopodia helianthoides  (Sunflower Star)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15915)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sechelt Inlet
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, mud/sand/bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 09, 2012
Elevation (m)	-10
Latitude	49.5227813720703
Longitude	-123.782501220703
Photo ID #	15915
Comments	Distinctive in having up to 20 arms or more, although it starts life with just 5. The largest BC sea star, reaching up to 1 m in diameter.