Description: This file has no description, and may be lacking other information. Please provide a meaningful description of this file. Date: 26 March 2012. Source: Own work. Author: JSLUCAS75.
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Description: Crown-of-thorns starfish in Madagascar. Photograped by Brocken Inaglory. Date: 23 April 2007 (original upload date). Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Mbz1 assumed (based on copyright claims).
Description: English: Crown-of-Thorns sea star ([Acanthaster planci]]) seen in Pemba, Tanzania. Date: 30 January 2012. Source: Own work. Author: James Heilman, MD.
Description: This file has no description, and may be lacking other information. Please provide a meaningful description of this file. Date: 26 March 2012. Source: Own work. Author: JSLUCAS75.
Description: English: After Crown-of-thorns predation and storm Français : Dégâts faits par une étoile de mer prédatrice et invasive (Acanthaster planci ou Crown-of-thorns pour les anglophones), exacerbés par le passage d'une tempête. Date: 17 July 2012. Source: Own work. Author: JSLUCAS75.
Description: Crown of thorns sea star. Date: 13 September 2013 (original upload date). Source: Own work. Author: User:Violetto mm. : This file was uploaded via Mobile Web.
Description: When diving in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary with XL Catlin Seaview Survey, NOAA diver Mitchell Tartt took this photo of a crown-of-thorns starfish nestled into the reef. While they do feed on coral, as seen here, crown-of-thorns starfish are important members of the reef community and part of the rich biodiversity that makes the Hawaiian Islands such a beautiful place. Of course, when the balance shifts and an outbreak of these animals ensues -- as has recently happened in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa -- their consumption of corals can have negative impacts on reef health, so we closely study the health of reef ecosystems across the sanctuary system. Photo Credit: Mitchell Tartt/NOAA. Date: 15 December 2015, 15:27. Source: HIHWNMS - crown of thorns star fish. Author: National Marine Sanctuaries.
