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Predator crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) outbreak, mass mortality of corals, and cascading effects on reef fish and benthic communities. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Outbreaks of the coral-killing seastar Acanthaster planci are intense disturbances that can decimate coral reefs. These events consist of the emergence of large swarms of the predatory seastar that feed on reef-building corals, often leading to ...
Mohsen Kayal +10 more
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Jurnal Kelautan Tropis, 2023 Catfish (Clarias sp.) is Indonesia's most important and popular freshwater commodity, widely cultured and intensively grown. This study is aimed to find out the effects of the chloroform fraction from a methanol extract of Acanthaster planci on non ...
Janib Achmad +3 more
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The role of top-predator in the preservation of coral reefs ecosystem
Communication in Biomathematical Sciences, 2017 The coral reef ecosystem in Indonesian as part of Coral Triangle Region has been significantly decreasing in the last decades. This damage has been known widely due to coastal development, pollution, and uncontrolled fishing and harvesting.
Rina Ratianingsih +3 more
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Species and size diversity in protective services offered by coral guard-crabs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Coral guard-crabs in the genus Trapezia are well-documented defenders of their pocilloporid coral hosts against coral predators such as the Crown-of-Thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci complex).
C. Seabird McKeon, Jenna M. Moore
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Size matters: Predator outbreaks threaten foundation species in small Marine Protected Areas.
PLoS ONE, 2017 The unanticipated impacts of consumers in fragmented habitats are frequently a challenge for ecosystem management. On Indo-Pacific coral reefs, crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster spp.) are coral predators whose outbreaks cause precipitous coral ...
Cody S Clements, Mark E Hay
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, 2022 Published as part of Wörheide, Gert, Kaltenbacher, Emilie, Cowan, Zara-Louise & Haszprunar, Gerhard, 2022, A new species of crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster benziei sp. nov. (Valvatida Acanthasteridae), from the Red Sea, pp.
Wörheide, Gert +3 more
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Diversity, 2017 Despite the presence of numerous sharp poisonous spines, adult crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) are vulnerable to predation, though the importance and rates of predation are generally unknown. This study explores variation in the incidence and severity of
Vanessa Messmer +2 more
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Structure and proteomic analysis of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.) radial nerve cord
Scientific Reports, 2023 The nervous system of the Asteroidea (starfish or seastar) consists of radial nerve cords (RNCs) that interconnect with a ring nerve. Despite its relative simplicity, it facilitates the movement of multiple arms and numerous tube feet, as well as ...
Meaghan K. Smith +13 more
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Filling the gaps: first record of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae), at Gorgona Island, Colombia, Tropical Eastern Pacific [PDF]
Check List, 2017 We report the occurrence of a major corallivore, the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Acanthaster planci, on the coral reefs of Gorgona Island, Tropical Eastern Pacific.
Fernando Zapata +3 more
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, 2014 (2) Acanthaster echinites (Ellis & Solander in Watt, 1786) Original combination. Asterias echinites Original source. Watt (1786): p. 206, pls. 60–62. http://archive.org/stream/naturalhistoryof00elli#page/206/mode/2up (text) http://archive.org/stream/naturalhistoryof00elli#page/n341/mode/2up (plates) Nomenclatural status. Available name.
Haszprunar, Gerhard, Spies, Martin
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