The sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides – a stunning behemoth in the invertebrate community with 24 arms measuring up to one meter from tip to tip, one of the largest and heaviest sea stars in the world – was once common in Monterey Bay and the entirety of the west coast
The sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides – a stunning behemoth in the invertebrate community with 24 arms measuring up to one meter from tip to tip, one of the largest and heaviest sea stars in the world – was once common in Monterey Bay and the entirety of the west coast
For the first time, researchers at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance were able to successfully freeze sunflower sea star sperm, thaw it and fertilize eggs