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    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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    arms). Acanthaster planci stricto sensu (Thailand). Acanthaster brevispinus (Australia). Lab hybrid of A. planci and A. brevispinus Acanthaster planci "ellisi"...
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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 deaths...
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    begins with this symmetry in its life cycle. Acanthaster brevispinus is readily distinguished from A. planci in that it has: dense blunt spines over the...
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    species concept in ecology. The tropical crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a voracious predator of coral throughout the Indo-Pacific region...
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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 coral...
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    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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    by predators or shed through autotomy. Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), which feed on large swaths of western Pacific coral reefs, are notable...
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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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    Charles; Lucas, John S. (1990). "Effects of A. planci on Coral-Reef Communities". Acanthaster planci: Major Management Problem of Coral Reefs. Florida:...
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    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 starfish...
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    research project spans over a decade. In the late 1970s, millions of Acanthaster planci or crown-of-thorns starfish (alamea), a coral-eating animal, ate their...
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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 far...
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    zooxanthellae) and found in deeper waters. The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) has been causing much damage to many species of coral in the Indo-Pacific...
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  • notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) among others. The genus is monotypic with the single species, Paracorynactis...
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    observed numerous individuals of the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) gathering around the remains of the internal organs of flower urchins...
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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. (2012)...
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    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 killed...
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    (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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    Research Centre Technical Report No. 32 – Crown-of-thorns starfish(Acanthaster planci) in the central Great Barrier Reef region. Results of fine-scale surveys...
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    reefs in the Great Barrier Reef is the Crown of Thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci). Population outbreaks of the Crown of Thorns sea star are one of...
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    Pedicellaria of Acanthaster planci...
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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 the...
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    Observations of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci: Locomotory Response of Acanthaster planci to Various Species of Coral". Nature. 228 (5269):...
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    Solasteridae Viguier, 1878 family Sphaerasteridae Schöndorf, 1906 † Acanthaster planci, an Acanthasteridae Archaster typicus, an Archasteridae Asterina miniata...
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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 when...
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  • kowalevskii, Enteropneusta (2015) Ptychodera flava, Enteropneusta (2015) Acanthaster planci, starfish (2014) Apostichopus japonicus, sea cucumber (2017) Plazaster...
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    bleaching, climate change, human activity, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) and disease. It is found in the central and western Pacific Ocean...
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  • and over time it gained in importance due to its resistance to the Acanthaster planci, better known as the crown-of-thorns sea star (COTS), which began...
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  • bleaching, climate change, human activity, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) and disease. It occurs in the northern Indian Ocean, the central...
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