North Island Explorer: Guide to North Vancouver Island

 

 

Morning Sun Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Sun Star

Photo 1: Morning Sun Star

 

Morning Sun Star: Solaster dawsoni

This sea star typically has 12 rays, much fewer than the Sunflower Star that it loosely resembles. And though it is smaller, it is a sea star to be reckoned with. The Morning Sun Star eats other sea stars including the much larger Sunflower Star.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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