Sunflower Star
A sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Sunflower stars experienced a more than 90% mortality rate from sea star wasting disease which emerged in 2013. Urchins, a prey item of the sunflower star, have since proliferated which has lead to major decreases in kelp cover. Kelp is a carbon sink.
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