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CrownofThornsStarfish Fiji 2005 10 12🪱

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SpeciesValvatidaAcanthasteridae
Other invertebrates

🪱Crown-of-thorns starfish

Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)

オニヒトデ （Acanthaster planci, 鬼海星、鬼人手）とは、オニヒトデ科に属する動物の一種である。

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Also called
Acanthaster planci, Crown of thorns starfish
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Acanthaster planci yet.

Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
not recorded
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Bell width
0.8 mmaximum recorded, width / bell diameter
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Not recorded for Crown-of-thorns starfish yet: body mass, body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumEchinodermata
  3. ›classAsteroidea
  4. ›orderValvatida
  5. ›familyAcanthasteridae
  6. ›genusAcanthaster
  7. ›speciesAcanthaster planci
Full lineage
  1. superclassAsterozoa
  2. classAsteroidea
  3. familyAcanthasteridae
  4. genusAcanthaster
All 5 branches ↓
  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. superclassAsterozoa
  3. classAsteroidea
  4. familyAcanthasteridae
  5. genusAcanthaster
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Dornenkronenseestern (de), Acanthaster planci (es), Acanthaster planci (fr), 长棘海星 (zh), Korona cierniowa (pl), Терновый венец (ru) … and 22 more languages

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