Pisaster brevispinus

(Stimpson, 1857)

Giant Pink Star

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1059900
Element CodeIEECH09030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassAsteroidea
OrderForcipulatida
FamilyAsteriidae
GenusPisaster
Concept Reference
Mah, C.L. 2018. World Asteroidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/ on 2018-08-10.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (11)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
Dall IslandTongass National Forest105,780
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Suemez IslandTongass National Forest19,903
SukkwanTongass National Forest44,369
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
References (1)
  1. Mah, C.L. 2018. World Asteroidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/ on 2018-08-10.