Acanthaster planci Crown of thorns starfish

Acanthaster planci is commonly referred to as Crown of thorns starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

2582 

AphiaID:

213289 

Scientific:

Acanthaster planci 

German:

Dornenkronen-Seestern 

English:

Crown Of Thorns Starfish 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Acanthasteridae (Family) > Acanthaster (Genus) > planci (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, (the) Maldives, Austral Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Costa Rica, Eastern Indian Ocean, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kerguelen Islands, Lord Howe Island, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Panama, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Samoa, Sulawesi, Tahiti, Tasman Sea, Thailand, the Society Islands, Tonga, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 65 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 31.5" (80 cm) 

Temperature:

22,9 °F - 84.2 °F (22,9°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist 

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Acanthaster brevispinus
  Kurzstachel Dornenkrone
• 
  Acanthaster planci
  Dornenkronen-Seestern

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Acanthaster benziei
  Dornenkronenseestern
• 
  Acanthaster cf. solaris
  Dornenkronenseestern
• 
  Acanthaster mauritiensis
  Dornenkronenseestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-08-31 16:06:53 

Last edit:

2024-01-15 19:43:46 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Acanthaster planci has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Acanthaster planci in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Acanthaster planci. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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