Acanthaster

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Acanthaster [ə‚kan′thas·tər]

(invertebrate zoology)

A genus of Indo-Pacific starfishes, including the crown-of-thorns, of the family Asteriidae; economically important as a destroyer of oysters in fisheries.

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No references found			Bacteria on the surface of crustose coralline algae induce metamorphosis of the crown-of-throns starfish Acanthaster planci. The settlement cues of an articulated coralline alga Marginisporum ... by Hayakawa, Jun; Kawamura, Tomohiko; Ohashi, Satoshi; Horii, Toyomitu; Watanabe, Yoshiro / Journal of Shellfish Research The spiny predator, known by its Latin name of Acanthaster planci, has been a worsening peril to reefs for at least three decades, latching onto coral polyps and digesting them. Coral-killing starfish turns out to be four species, not one by AFP / AFP Global Edition Response of herbivorous fish to crown of thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. Biology and assessment of the painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum ... by Grandcourt, Edwin M.; Abdessalaam, Thabit Al Z.; Shamsi, Ahmed Al T.; Francis, Franklin / Fishery Bulletin			Academy of Social Sciences Attached to the CPSU Central Committee AON Academy University Academy, the Acadia Acadia Byway Acadia National Park Acadia Parish Acadia University Acadian Acadian cottage Acadian Day Acadian Festival Acadian orogeny Acadians Acajutla Acala acalculia acalyculate Acalyptratae Acalyptreatae Acamas acantha Acanthaceae acanthaceous Acantharia Acanthaster Acanthaster Planci acanthella Acanthis acanthite acanthocarpous Acanthocephala Acanthocheilonema perstans acanthocheilonemiasis acanthocladous acanthocyte acanthocytosis Acanthodes Acanthodidae Acanthodiformes Acanthodii acanthoid acanthoma Acanthometrida Acanthopanax Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophractida Acanthophyllum acanthopodia acanthopodous acanthopore			Acamthocephala ACAMUG Acan ACANA Acancagua Acancagua Acancogua Acancogua ACANE ACANS Acanth acanth(o)- acanth- acanth- acantha acantha acantha Acanthaceae Acanthaceae Acanthaceous Acanthaceous acanthae acanthae acanthae acanthamebiasis Acanthamoeba Acanthamoeba keratitis acanthamoebae Acanthamoebiasis Acantharia Acanthaster Acanthaster planci Acanthea Acanthella acanthesia acanthesthesia acanthi acanthi acanthine acanthine acanthiomeatal line acanthion acanthion Acanthis Acanthis Acanthis (genus) Acanthisitta Acanthisitta chloris Acanthisitti Acanthisittidae Acanthit Acanthit Acanthita Acanthita Acanthite Acanthite Acanthiza acantho- acantho- Acanthocarpous Acanthocarpous

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