Acanthaster

Translingual

Acanthaster planci

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “starfish”).

Proper noun

Acanthaster m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthasteridae – certain starfish, called crown-of-thorns starfish.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acanthaster brevispinus, Acanthaster ellisi (now considered a subspecies of A. planci), Acanthaster planci (species)

Further reading

• Acanthaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthaster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acanthaster on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons