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Sol de mar /Crown of Thorns Starfish

Heliaster helianthus

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MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago
Crown of Thorns Starfish
Acanthaster species


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Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 11 years ago

http://www.buceouv.cl/invertebrados/web/...
Mira!
He visto de esos en Chile.

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

In English we call it "Crown of Thorns" starfish. They can destroy an entire coral reef in a short period of time if there are too many. They are impressive, but bad news for a reef!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Y que significa Joachim sp en la foto?

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

What IS this?

Michael Weymann
Spotted by
Michael Weymann

IV Región de Coquimbo, Chile

Spotted on Dec 18, 2011
Submitted on Dec 18, 2012

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