Sunflower Sea Star

The sunflower sea star occurs throughout intertidal and subtidal coastal waters of the Northeast Pacific Ocean from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, to at least northern Baja California, Mexico. They are found to a depth of at least 435 meters on various substrate types, from rocky kelp forests to sand and mud flats. Sunflower sea stars are broadcast spawners that require close proximity to mates for successful fertilization.

Iconic West Coast sunflower sea star faces threatened species designation

KUOW - Rare and resilient: Sunflower sea stars found on Oregon Coast

Birch Aquarium successfully spawns three critically endangered sunflower sea stars - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Sea Star Wasting Disease, Revisited

Breeding endangered sunflower sea stars

Glimmer of Hope Shines for Endangered Sea Star - Oregon Coast Aquarium

Scientists grow sea stars in lab to understand mass die-off along Pacific Coast - EHN

Sunflower sea stars could help save kelp forests •

B.C. ocean researchers push to help understand, restore all but extinct sunflower sea stars

Sunflower Star University of Puget Sound

As sunflower stars go, so goes the health of our seas