Acanthaster planci, Crown-of-thorns
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Acanthaster planci   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Crown-of-thorns

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Acanthaster planci  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Acanthaster planci

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Asteroidea | Valvatida | Acanthasteridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 65 m (Ref. 78188).  Tropical; 14°C - 33°C (Ref. 78188)

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 80.0 cm WD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 78188)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 81548. Cryptic on coral areas (Also Ref. 129602) and reef patches (Ref. 78188). On a reef slope (Ref. 97449). Feeds on hard corals, soft corals, encrusting organisms, algae, gorgonians and cannibalistic on other Acanthaster planci (Ref. 78188). Nocturnal (Ref. 130720).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Life cycle: Eggs hatch into planktonic larvae, grow into algal and coral feeding juveniles, and later into fully grown adults (Ref. 83567). Also Ref. 113703.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Moran, P.J. 1990 Acanthaster planci (L.): biographical data. Coral Reefs 9:95-96. (Ref. 78188)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 29, mean 27.6 (based on 1286 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.5-1.7; tm=1.6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.