Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Common Name: Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Scientific Name: Acanthaster
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Other Taxonomy: Order: Valvatida Family: Acanthasteridae Genus: Acanthaster
Specimen #: 45
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen condition presumed alive
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: A. planci has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It occurs at tropical and subtropical latitudes from the Red Sea and the east African coast across the Pacific Ocean, across the Indian Ocean to the west coast of Central America. It occurs where coral reefs or hard coral communities occur in this region.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: A. planci has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It occurs at tropical and subtropical latitudes from the Red Sea and the east African coast across the Pacific Ocean, across the Indian Ocean to the west coast of Central America. It occurs where coral reefs or hard coral communities occur in this region.
Relationship with humans: Used as pets in fishtanks
Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
Scientific Name: Acanthaster
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Other Taxonomy: Order: Valvatida Family: Acanthasteridae Genus: Acanthaster
Specimen #: 45
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen condition presumed alive
Location: Unknown (online)
Typical Habitat: A. planci has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It occurs at tropical and subtropical latitudes from the Red Sea and the east African coast across the Pacific Ocean, across the Indian Ocean to the west coast of Central America. It occurs where coral reefs or hard coral communities occur in this region.
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: A. planci has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It occurs at tropical and subtropical latitudes from the Red Sea and the east African coast across the Pacific Ocean, across the Indian Ocean to the west coast of Central America. It occurs where coral reefs or hard coral communities occur in this region.
Relationship with humans: Used as pets in fishtanks
Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish