Acanthaster

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “starfish”). === Proper noun === Acanthaster m A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthasteridae – certain starfish, called crown-of-thorns starfish. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Deuterostomia – superphylum; Echinodermata – phylum; Asterozoa – subphylum; Asteroidea – class; Valvatida – order; Acanthasteridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Acanthaster brevispinus, Acanthaster ellisi (now considered a subspecies of A. planci), Acanthaster planci – selected species === Further reading === Acanthaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Acanthaster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Acanthaster on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons