SUNFLOWER SEA STAR (Gold) - the largest sea star in the world [Pycnopodia helianthoides] by Paul Nicklen. This sea star is draped moplike over a seafloor rock off the British Columbia coast. Though commonly called starfish, sea stars are not fish but echinoderms, more closely related to sea urchins and sand dollars. Only the five-armed species really resemble stars—others may boast as many as 40 appendages.
![SUNFLOWER SEA STAR (Gold) - the largest sea star in the world [Pycnopodia helianthoides] by Paul Nicklen. This sea star is draped moplike over a seafloor rock off the British Columbia coast. Though commonly called starfish, sea stars are not fish but echinoderms, more closely related to sea urchins and sand dollars. Only the five-armed species really resemble stars—others may boast as many as 40 appendages. Life Under The Sea, Under The Ocean, Sea And Ocean, Underwater Creatures, Underwater Life, Ocean Creatures, Fauna Marina, Beneath The Sea](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/50/98/65/509865d56f0fdd1874ffa94316d1362b--sunflowers-british-columbia.jpg)
