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    Genus Accepted

    Acanthaster Gervais, 1841

    Crown-of-thorns Sea Stars
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Acanthasteridae

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Coronas de espinas Spanish
      Corone di spine Italian
      Crown-of-thorns Sea Stars English
      Stelle corona di spine Italian
      Акантастер Russian
      オニヒトデ属 Japanese
      長棘海星屬 Chinese

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Gray, J. E. (1840). XXXII. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History, 6: 275–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/03745484009443296 10.1080/03745484009443296
      Gervais, P. (1841). Astérie. Pp. 461-481 In: “Plusieurs Professeurs Du Jardin Du Roi” (Eds) (1840-1841) Dictionnaire Des Sciences Naturelles Dans Lequel on Traite Méthodiquement Des Différents Êtres de La Nature, ...; Suivi d’Une Biographie Des plus Célèbres Naturalistes. Supplément., Tome I. viii+527 pp., 20 pls. Ch. Pitoit, Paris. https://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=285434
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

      Citation

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