Pisaster brevispinus, commonly called the pink sea star, giant pink sea star, or short-spined sea star, is a species of sea star in the northeast Pacific Ocean. It was first described to science by William Stimpson in 1857. The type specimen was collected on a sandy bottom, 18 metres (59 ft) deep, near the mouth of San Francisco Bay.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Giant Pink Sea Star being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Forcipulatida
- Family
- Asteriidae
- Genus
- Pisaster
- Species
- Pisaster brevispinus
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