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Crown-of-thorns starfish in a tank at Liquid Jungle Lab.

Crown-of-thorns starfish in a tank at Liquid Jungle Lab.
Crown-of-thorns starfish in a tank at Liquid Jungle Lab.
Crown-of-thorns starfish in a tank at Liquid Jungle Lab.
Crown-of-thorns starfish in a tank at Liquid Jungle Lab.
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Pineda, Jes?s
Crown-of-thorns starfish in a tank at Liquid Jungle Lab.
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01/22/2011
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Acanthaster (the crown-of-thorns starfish) preys on coral polyps and, when numerous, can damage coral reefs. WHOI biologist Ann Tarrant collected this specimen at the Liquid Jungle Lab (LJL) in Panama and placed it in a tank to observe the behavior of small red crabs (visible on the coral) in its presence. In January 2011 Tarrant and biologist Jesús Pineda led a field ecology course at LJL for MIT-WHOI Joint Program students.
Six MIT-WHOI Joint Program students and two instructors participate in a field course in tropical marine biology at the Panama Liquid Jungle Lab.
Photo by Jes©s Pineda
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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