🪱Crown-of-thorns starfish
The crown-of-thorns starfish is a large starfish that preys upon hard coral polyps. The crown-of-thorns starfish, frequently abbreviated to COTS, receives its name from venomous, thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, resembling the biblical crown of thorns. It is one of the largest starfish in the world.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Acanthaster planci yet.
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Everything we know about the Crown-of-thorns starfish
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Bell width0.8 mmaximum recorded, width / bell diameterSeaLifeBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumEchinodermata
- ›classAsteroidea
- ›orderValvatida
- ›familyAcanthasteridae
- ›genusAcanthaster
- ›speciesAcanthaster planci
- superclassAsterozoa
- classAsteroidea
- familyAcanthasteridae
- genusAcanthaster
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- kingdomMetazoa
- superclassAsterozoa
- classAsteroidea
- familyAcanthasteridae
- genusAcanthaster
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