The star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, reaches one metre in diameter and has as many as 24 arms. But it disintegrates in a few ...

Sunflower sea stars, the largest of sea stars, were formerly common in tide pools in Oregon. However, this species has suffered from sea star wasting syndrome for over a decade, which has resulted ...

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation ...

B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered sunflower sea star, a discovery that could have implications for wider ecosystems ...

A new study shows that exposure to pesticides and microplastics could set back the recovery of sunflower sea stars ... s coast but now nearly extinct. The starfish, a keystone species native ...

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the ... coast may hold a key to sea star survival by serving as a marine refuge for critically endangered sunflower sea stars.