Acanthaster planci (Acanthasteridae)

Acanthaster planci
(Acanthasteridae)

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Species description or overview	Taxonomy & nomenclature	Impacts	Control methods	Distribution
Books	Bibliography	Experts	Other resources

Species description or overview

Acanthaster planci description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Acanthaster planci as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Acanthaster planci
Nomenclatural information about Acanthaster planci is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Acanthaster planci impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Acanthaster planci as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Acanthaster planci management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Acanthaster planci as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Distribution

Acanthaster planci worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Acanthaster planci is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Hawaii's sea creatures: a guide to Hawaii's marine invertebrates
Hoover, John P. 1998. Hawaii's sea creatures: a guide to Hawaii's marine invertebrates. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu. 366 pp. illus. ISBN: 1-56647-220-2 (SOFTCOVER) & 1-56647-325-0 (CASEB.).

Bibliography

References for Acanthaster planci
Bibliographic references for Acanthaster planci are provided by HEAR.

Experts

Acanthaster planci contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Acanthaster planci as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Acanthaster planci references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Acanthaster planci as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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