Acanthaster: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Asteroidea
- Order
- Valvatida
- Family
- Acanthasteridae
- Genus
- Acanthaster
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Acanthaster
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Acanthaster
Acanthaster (from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "spine, thorn", and ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star", and thus, "spine star/thorn star") is a bitypic genus of large and venomous starfish placed in the monotypic family, Acanthasteridae. Its two members are known as crown-of-thorns starfish. Acanthaster are native to coral reefs in Indo-Pacific region.
The species in this genus are a contributor to coral reef degradation because they prey on a large amount of live coral at high density.
...Acanthaster in languages:
- Chinese
- 長棘海星屬
- English
- Crown-of-thorns Sea Stars
- Japanese
- オニヒトデ属
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