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Crown-of-thorns starfish

Large coral-eating seastar native to Indo-Pacific reefs including the Great Barrier Reef, covered in toxin-loaded thorns and known for periodic population outbreaks that strip coral cover.

Known aliases

  • Acanthaster
  • COTS
  • Crown-of-thorns seastar

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters