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Acanthaster
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The members of the genus are confined to tropical seas where they inhabit coral reefs, usually in the littoral zone, while A. brevispinus has been recorded from somewhat deeper water. They feed on coral polyps. Occur throughout the Indo-Pacific region (Grindley, 1963).
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Depth range based on 935 specimens in 3 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 910 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 75.4
Temperature range (°C): 23.011 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.033 - 2.380
Salinity (PPS): 32.279 - 35.493
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.230 - 4.961
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.043 - 0.435
Silicate (umol/l): 0.777 - 4.452
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1 - 75.4
Temperature range (°C): 23.011 - 28.954
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.033 - 2.380
Salinity (PPS): 32.279 - 35.493
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.230 - 4.961
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.043 - 0.435
Silicate (umol/l): 0.777 - 4.452
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:265
Specimens with Sequences:259
Specimens with Barcodes:259
Species:2
Species With Barcodes:2
Public Records:254
Public Species:2
Public BINs:5
Acanthaster is a small genus of large and venomous starfish placed in its own family, Acanthasteridae. Its members are known as crown-of-thorns starfish.
Species[edit]
These species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Acanthaster brevispinus Fisher, 1917
- Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758)
Some sources add Acanthaster ellisi, (Gray, 1840) but it is now considered as a subspecies of A. planci in the eastern Pacific.
Recent molecular work has suggested that Acanthaster planci is a species complex of up to 4 different species that have yet to be separately described (Vogler et. al., 2008).
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Lab hybrid of A. planci and A. brevispinus[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Mah, C. (2012). Acanthaster Gervais, 1841. In: Mah, C.L. (2012). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205212 on 2012-03-23
- ^ JS Lucas, « Hybrid crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci X A. brevispinus) reared to maturity in the laboratory », Nature, vol. 263, 1976, p. 409-412 & cover.
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