Astropecten polyacanthus, the sand sifting starfish or comb sea star, is a sea star of the family Astropectinidae. It is the most widespread species in...

Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837) Astropecten polyacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1842 Astropecten preissi Müller & Troschel, 1843 Astropecten primigenius...

body walls, which have unpleasant flavours. Some starfish such as Astropecten polyacanthus also include powerful toxins such as tetrodotoxin among their chemical...

neat parallel rows which distinguishes it from the rather similar Astropecten polyacanthus which has similar habits and colouring. The spines, arranged in...

accumulates lesser quantities of the toxin than does its close relative Astropecten polyacanthus. Both have been associated with cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning...

gastropods, species of Naticidae (moon snails), several starfish, including Astropecten species, several species of xanthid crabs. species of Chaetognatha (arrow...

Protoreaster linckii No 30 cm (11.8 in) Sand sifting sea star Astropecten polyacanthus Yes Easy Needs a large sandbed 20 cm (7.9 in) Tiled sea star, marbled...

Australia, to Newcastle, New South Wales, and around Tasmania.) Astropecten polyacanthus Many-spined sand star (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (Tropical Australia...

feeds on sea urchins, irregular urchins and starfish, particularly Astropecten polyacanthus. It almost appears to run after its prey, and other species flee...