Painted Shrimp

Campylonotus vagans

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Campylonotidae

The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a large starfish that preys upon hard coral polyps. The crown-of-thorns starfish, frequently abbreviated to COTS, receives its name from venomous, thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, resembling the biblical crown of thorns. It is one of the largest starfish in the world.

Distribution

Painted Shrimp — (c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 16Argentina · 15United Kingdom · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionCrown-of-thorns starfish, Wikipedia contributors

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