The Sunflower Star Lab in Moss Landing has made significant progress in sea star cryopreservation, potentially aiding the recovery of critically endangered species.

Joe Rosato Jr. reports. Purple sea urchins, beware: There’s a purple urchin-eating predator on the horizon — and its name is the sunflower sea star.

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The sunflower sea star, which can live anywhere from 25 to 65 years in the wild and can be up to a meter wide, have historically played a crucial role in balancing California’s coastal ecosystem.

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The ...

Beginning in 2013, a mysterious disease crippled sea star populations up and down the U.S. west coast. Over a matter of months, many sea star species died in record-breaking numbers, though Pisaster ...

For the past decade, the once-dominant ochre star has been one of the species hit hardest by the sea star wasting disease, which has turned the arms of 20 species to goo.

Sea star wasting syndrome causes lesions leading to tissue decay and eventual fragmentation, with legs sometimes detaching and crawling off on their own. This diseased ochre star was found at ...

Government officials proposed Wednesday to list the sunflower sea star, once a common sight on the Pacific coast and a key species for Oregon’s nearshore ecosystem, as threatened under the ...

Once an ubiquitous delight of the Salish Sea, the sunflower star may soon be listed as threatened. A small lab at Friday Harbor could breed a new generation of the species.