Crown-of-thorns starfish
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crown-of-thorns-starfish-164-9715140
title:
Crown-of-thorns starfish
text:
The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, is a large starfish that preys upon hard, or stony, coral polyps (Scleractinia). The crown-of-thorns starfish receives its name from venomous thorn-like spines that cover its upper surface, resembling the biblical crown of thorns. It is one of the largest starfish in the world. A. planci has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is perhaps most common around Australia, but can occur at tropical and subtropical latitudes from the Red Sea and t
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of starfish
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
date created:
2004-04-20T04:42:00Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:58:15Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16