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Crown of thorns

Acanthaster planci

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Huge starfish. Very venomous. Better not to touch.

Habitat:

Coral reef crevices, under rocks. Nocturnal.

Reference Links:

Crown-of-thorns starfish

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Comments (3)
The MnMs
And some of these guys when you see them at night is even better. Really, the colors and variety of creatures underwater is amazing :-)
yulia8473
a great shot)) and the creature.. i have never seen anything alike and the coloring makes it even more exciting!!
ReannaDee
Awesome coloring! Creatures of the oceans continue to fascinate me.

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Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Sea Stars of Southern Mexico
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Biodiversity of Cambodia

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PublishedMay 25, 2011

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