Crown-of-thorns starfish (redirect from Acanthaster planci)
The crown-of-thorns starfish (frequently abbreviated to COTS), Acanthaster planci, is a large starfish that preys upon hard, or stony, coral polyps (Scleractinia)...
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Acanthaster is a bitypic genus of large and venomous starfish placed in its own family, Acanthasteridae. Its two members are known as crown-of-thorns...
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Acanthaster brevispinus, the short-spined crown-of-thorns starfish, is one of the two members of the starfish genus Acanthaster, along with the much better-known...
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Acacia acanthaster is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rigid, densely-branched...
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also been used to control outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), which is a threat to coral reefs. Single injections lead to...
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keystone species concept in ecology. The tropical crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a voracious predator of coral throughout the Indo-Pacific...
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Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 32 – Crown-of-thorns starfish(Acanthaster planci) in the central Great Barrier Reef region. Results of fine-scale...
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an unexplained increase in the numbers of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), which graze on living coral tissue, has greatly increased coral...
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removed by predators or shed through autotomy. Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), which feed on large swaths of western Pacific coral reefs, are...
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Chad M.; Rahul Mehrotra; Pau Urgell (2015). "Spawning observation of Acanthaster planci in the Gulf of Thailand". Marine Biodiversity. 45 (4): 1–2. Bibcode:2015MarBd...
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academia, academic, academy acanth- thorn Greek ἀκή, ἄκανθα (ákantha) Acanthaster, acanthion, acanthite, Acanthocephala, acanthocephaliasis, acanthocyte...
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which have been compared to rainforest cover. Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is the major predator of the reefs, as it preys upon coral polyps...
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tritonis is one of the few animals to feed on the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci. Occasional plagues of this large and destructive starfish have...
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also have predators in the region such as the Crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, and a regional sea snail, Drupella fragum. The Crown-of-thorns...
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unbalance the ecosystem. In 1989, the invasive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) caused havoc in American Samoa, killing 90% of the corals in...
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should be considered aposematic... Classic examples are the starfishes Acanthaster planci and Metrodira subulata, which have red spines... Pawlik, J. R...
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are notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) among others. The genus is monotypic with the single species...
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synonym of two sea star species: Asterias solaris Schreber, 1793 is Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793). Asterias solaris Carpenter, 1856 is Heliaster...
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hated by craftsmen and fishermen who rely on Corsola. It is based on the Acanthaster. Toxapex Dohidoide (ドヒドイデ) (0748) Poison / Water Mareanie (#747) —...
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Short-spined crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster brevispinus)...
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build capacity to protect coral reefs The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), while native to the reef, poses one of its greatest threats...
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Technology (QUT). The COTSBot finds and eradicates crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), a species that damages the Great Barrier Reef. It uses a neural...
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Pratchett, Morgan S. (2017-03-14). "Age and Growth of An Outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris Population within the Great Barrier Reef" (PDF). Diversity...
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unidentified polyps of this genus feed on the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci and may help control the crown-of-thorns population. Species so...
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abbatiana (Qld.) Acacia abbreviata (N.T.) Acacia abrupta (W.A., N.T.) Acacia acanthaster (W.A.) Acacia acanthoclada— harrow wattle Acacia acanthoclada subsp....
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particularly susceptible to coral bleaching, the crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), and harvesting for the aquarium trade. It is found on shallow...
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academia, academic, academy acanth- thorn Greek ἀκή, ἄκανθα (ákantha) Acanthaster, acanthion, acanthite, Acanthocephala, acanthocephaliasis, acanthocyte...
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actress Judi Farr shunned celebrity". Moran, Peter John (1988). The Acanthaster phenomenon. Townsville, Qld.: Australian Institute of Marine Science...
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mimicking that of its host starfish; on Linckia laevigata it is blue; on Acanthaster it is two-coloured, bright red with a pale dorsal streak, and on Culcita...
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