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Acanthaster (Crown-of-thorns sea star)

Synonyms: Echinaster; Echinities

Wikipedia Abstract

Acanthaster is a small genus of large and venomous starfish placed in its own family, Acanthasteridae. Its members are known as crown-of-thorns starfish.
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Species

Acanthaster brevispinus
Acanthaster planci (crown-of-thorns starfish) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0