Alex Mustard / Pair of crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a coral colony. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, East Pacific Ocean.
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Shane Gross / Philippine dive guide looking at Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) Malapascua, Philippines.
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Nick Hawkins / Crown-of-thorns starfish, (Acanthaster planci). Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica.
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Claudio Contreras / Crown of Thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) detail, Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Crown of thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) eating coral, Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Crown of Thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci) eating coral, Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February
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Jordi Chias / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on the reef, Mozambique.
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Bert Willaert / Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Claudio Contreras / Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci) detail, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), P...
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Claudio Contreras / Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci) detail, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), P...
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Claudio Contreras / Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci) San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), Pac...
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Georgette Douwma / Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) Malapascua Island, Philippines, September
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Bertie Gregory / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster plancinorthern) at night, northern Red Sea.
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Pascal Kobeh / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eating the coral, an invasive species that damages coral reefs, Panama, Pacific Ocean
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) next to a patch of coral it has preyed on. Only in Thailand are the Crown-of-thorns starfish this unusual colour. Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) next to a patch of coral it has preyed on. Only in Thailand are the Crown-of-thorns starfish this unusual colour. Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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Pascal Kobeh / Diver in front of a Crown of Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) which is eating the polyps of a hard coral (Porites sp.) Egypt, Red Sea.
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Franco Banfi / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on coral, Menjangan Island, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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Alex Mustard / Diver injecting a toxin into Crown of thorn starfish (Acanthaster planci), which feeds on reef building corals. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Juergen Freund / Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on top of a coral and digesting it with its stomach. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Juergen Freund / Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on the side of a Platygyra coral and digesting it with its stomach. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Pete Oxford / Diver Marlen Zigler controlling population of Crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster planci) as this species can be very damaging to coral reefs. Koro Island, Fiji, South Pacific, April 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) on coral reef. Koro Island, Fiji, South Pacific.
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Pete Oxford / Diver Marlen Zigler controlling population of Crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster planci) as this species can be very damaging to coral reefs. Koro Island, Fiji, South Pacific, April 2014.
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Pascal Kobeh / Giant triton (Charonia tritonis) eating a Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) at night. New Caledonia. Pacific Ocean.
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Pascal Kobeh / Giant triton (Charonia tritonis) eating a Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) at night. New Caledonia. Pacific Ocean.
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Pascal Kobeh / Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eating the polyps of soft corals, Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Sea of Cortez.
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Roberto Rinaldi / Crown of thorn stafish / seastar (Acanthaster planci) on reef, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean.
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Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of the suckers of Crown of thorn starfish (Acanthaster planci) Reunion Island, Indian Ocean.
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Shane Gross / Crown of thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) feeding on coral on reef, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Sea of Cortez.
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Tom Vierus / A community member of Soliyaga village snorkelling underwater and removing Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) from the reef, Beqa Island, Fiji, Pacific Ocean. April, 2022.
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Tom Vierus / A community member of Soliyaga village snorkelling underwater and removing Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) from the reef, Beqa Island, Fiji, Pacific Ocean. April, 2022.
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Georgette Douwma / Composite image of echinoderms on black background. top left to right: Pineapple sea cucumber (Thelenota ananas), Yellow sea cucumber (Colochirus robustus), Frianti's starfish (Nardoa frianti),...
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Georgette Douwma / Composite image of echinoderms on black background. SEA CUCUMBER row from left: Pineapple sea cucumber (Thelenota ananas), Leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus), Yellow sea cucumber (Colochirus...
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) composite image showing different colour variations on black background. Thailand and Indonesia. Indo-Pacific Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) composite image on black background. Thailand. Andaman Sea, Indo-Pacific Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) composite image showing different colour variations on black background. Indonesia and Thailand. Indo-Pacific Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Close up of Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis) attacking Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) which feeds on live coral, Hawaii. Pacific Ocean.
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), on black background, Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi, Indo-Pacific.
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Georgette Douwma / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on black background, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Indo-Pacific.
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David Fleetham / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on live coral, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Franco Banfi / Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Seastar shimp (Periclimenes soror) on a Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Yap, Micronesia.
