Crown-of-thorns starfish have been reproducing at high levels, causing trouble for coral reefs surrounding Guam. A workshop held at the University of Guam Marine Lab aimed to provide updates on ...

Adult crown of thorns starfish “Our investment in crown-of-thorns starfish control is an investment in Reef health as well as good jobs for regional Queenslanders,” she said.

$54.3m investment in crown-of-thorns starfish control The fight against a plague of thorny reef killers has received a funding boost with another $54.3m being awarded to contractors along the ...

A voracious coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish is native to the Great Barrier Reef, but in outbreak proportions can have devastating effects on coral cover and degrade reef health.

A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can destabilise coral reefs. The "degraded reef framework" explains how the loss of live coral, which crown-of-thorns starfish ...

Crown of thorns have as many as 13-16 short, sharp spines that are up to 6 cm (over 2 inches) long. Starfish, Crown of Thorns, and Sea Star Punctures Symptoms Puncture symptoms include: ...

The crown of thorns starfish larvae, it turns out, consider the sawdust a tasty treat making researchers reboot on what they had previously assumed. Scientists have learnt population booms in the ...

An explosion of crown-of-thorns starfish around Taiwan's outlying Pratas Island has scientists racing against time to save local coral ecosystems. Dolphins waive team captain, 2023 tackles leader ...

A crown-of-thorns starfish feasts on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science A new study by researchers from the University of Sydney provides new ...

Seasonal tissue-specific gene expression in wild crown-of-thorns starfish reveals reproductive and stress-related transcriptional systems. PLOS Biology, 2024; 22 (5): e3002620 DOI: 10.1371/journal ...