A newly discovered predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish

A newly discovered predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish

Recently, we observed a solitary polyp attacking and completely ingesting a crown-of-thorns starfish (Fig. 1). This large (21-cm diameter) coral-like animal, Pseudocorynactis sp., belongs to the order of Corallimorpharia (Anthozoa; Hexacorallia (Daly et al. 2003)). Although Pseudocorynactis sp. is f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Coral reefs 2008-09, Vol.27 (3), p.581-581
Hauptverfasser: Bos, A. R., Gumanao, G. S., Salac, F. N.
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Sprache:eng
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Asteroidea
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Freshwater & Marine Ecology
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Zusammenfassung:Recently, we observed a solitary polyp attacking and completely ingesting a crown-of-thorns starfish (Fig. 1). This large (21-cm diameter) coral-like animal, Pseudocorynactis sp., belongs to the order of Corallimorpharia (Anthozoa; Hexacorallia (Daly et al. 2003)). Although Pseudocorynactis sp. is frequently encountered in reefs of both Indonesia (den Hartog 1997) and Malaysia (Gosliner et al. 1996), no specimen has been identified in the Indo-Pacific region.
ISSN:0722-4028
1432-0975
DOI:10.1007/s00338-008-0364-9