The crown-of-thorns starfish (frequently abbreviated to COTS), Acanthaster planci, is a large starfish that preys upon hard, or stony, coral polyps (Scleractinia)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

keystone species concept in ecology. The tropical crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a voracious predator of coral throughout the Indo-Pacific...

Pedicellaria of Acanthaster planci...

Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 32 – Crown-of-thorns starfish(Acanthaster planci) in the central Great Barrier Reef region. Results of fine-scale...

an unexplained increase in the numbers of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), which graze on living coral tissue, has greatly increased coral...

removed by predators or shed through autotomy. Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), which feed on large swaths of western Pacific coral reefs, are...

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...

academia, academic, academy acanth- thorn Greek ἀκή, ἄκανθα (ákantha) Acanthaster, acanthion, acanthite, Acanthocephala, acanthocephaliasis, acanthocyte...

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...

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...

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...

unbalance the ecosystem. In 1989, the invasive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) caused havoc in American Samoa, killing 90% of the corals in...

should be considered aposematic... Classic examples are the starfishes Acanthaster planci and Metrodira subulata, which have red spines... Pawlik, J. R...

are notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) among others. The genus is monotypic with the single species...

synonym of two sea star species: Asterias solaris Schreber, 1793 is Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793). Asterias solaris Carpenter, 1856 is Heliaster...

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) —...

Short-spined crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster brevispinus)...

build capacity to protect coral reefs The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), while native to the reef, poses one of its greatest threats...

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...

Pratchett, Morgan S. (2017-03-14). "Age and Growth of An Outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris Population within the Great Barrier Reef" (PDF). Diversity...

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...

abbatiana (Qld.) Acacia abbreviata (N.T.) Acacia abrupta (W.A., N.T.) Acacia acanthaster (W.A.) Acacia acanthoclada— harrow wattle Acacia acanthoclada subsp....

particularly susceptible to coral bleaching, the crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), and harvesting for the aquarium trade. It is found on shallow...

academia, academic, academy acanth- thorn Greek ἀκή, ἄκανθα (ákantha) Acanthaster, acanthion, acanthite, Acanthocephala, acanthocephaliasis, acanthocyte...

actress Judi Farr shunned celebrity". Moran, Peter John (1988). The Acanthaster phenomenon. Townsville, Qld.: Australian Institute of Marine Science...

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...