EXTINCTION!!! Memories of the Sunflower Sea Star

A new publication confirms the extirpation and possible extinction of the benthic ecosystem apex predator, the Sunflower Sea Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, due the combined effects of abnormally warm sea water temperatures coupled with the effects of sea star wasting disease.

NOAA proposes listing sunflower sea stars as 'threatened' under endangered species act

Sea Stars

Sunflower Sea Star Deemed 'Critically Endangered' After Disease Claims 90% Of The Population

Death of the Sunflower Sea Star Means Ecological Unravelling in the Pacific

These Starfish Face Extinction. Scientists Are Helping Them Mate. - The New York Times

Sunflower Sea Stars Are Set to Get Protection Under the Endangered Species Act - The New York Times

Sunflower sea stars are vanishing after mass mortality event •

Biologist helps place starfish on critically endangered list

Urchin diver spots another sunflower sea star north of Noyo Harbor • The Mendocino Voice, Mendocino County, CAThe Mendocino Voice

Starfish ripper hunted in wake of marine deaths