Solaster

Translingual

Solaster dawsoni.

Etymology

From Latin sol (“sun”) +‎ -aster (“star”, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στήρ (ăstḗr)), due to the orange coloration of certain species and many limbs reminiscent of the 'rays' of the sun.

Proper noun

Solaster m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Solasteridae – certain sea stars.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Deuterostomia – superphylum; Echinodermata – phylum; Asterozoa – subphylum; Asteroidea – class; Valvatida - order; Solasteridae - family

References

• Solaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Solaster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Solaster on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Solaster at World Register of Marine Species