© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1998_10_01_05_01.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-thorns sea star
Syn.: n/a
Range: Indo-Pacific coral reefs
Tax.: Acanthasteridae> Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: F. Coral eating seastar. CoTs should be handled carefully, since the long, sharp spines are mildl...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1998_10_01_05_02.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-thorns sea star
Syn.: n/a
Range: Indo-Pacific coral reefs
Tax.: Acanthasteridae > Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: F. Coral eating seastar. CoTs should be handled carefully, since the long, sharp spines are mildl...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1998_10_01_05_04.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-thorns sea star
Syn.: n/a
Range: Indo-Pacific coral reefs
Tax.: Acanthasteridae> Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: F. Coral eating seastar. CoTs should be handled carefully, since the long, sharp spines are mildl...
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1999_09_03_01_01.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-Thorns seastar
Syn.:
Range: Beqa Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji; Found throughout the Indo-Pacific
Tax.: Acanthasteridae > Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: E. A predator of hard corals. Sometimes occurs in epidemic proportions, a phenomenon well documente...
KW: coral predators, coral reef destruction, seastar, sea star, star fish
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1999_09_03_01_02.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-Thorns seastar
Syn.:
Range: Beqa Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji; Found throughout the Indo-Pacific
Tax.: Acanthasteridae > Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: E. A predator of hard corals. Sometimes occurs in epidemic proportions, a phenomenon well documente...
KW: coral predators, coral reef destruction, seastar, sea star, star fish
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1999_09_03_01_03.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-Thorns seastar
Syn.:
Range: Beqa Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji; Found throughout the Indo-Pacific
Tax.: Acanthasteridae > Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: E. A predator of hard corals. Sometimes occurs in epidemic proportions, a phenomenon well documente...
KW: coral predators, coral reef destruction, seastar, sea star, star fish
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© Joseph W. Dougherty
Asset: 1999_09_03_01_04.tif
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common: Crown-of-Thorns seastar, Red seafan with crinoid
Syn.:
Range: Beqa Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji; Found throughout the Indo-Pacific
Tax.: Acanthasteridae > Valvatida > Asteroidea > Echinodermata
Note: E. A predator of hard corals. Sometimes occurs in epidemic proportions, a phenomenon well documente...
KW: coral predators, coral reef destruction, seastar, sea star, star fish
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