Acanthaster planci

Information:
Phylum: ECHINODERMATA
Order: VALVATIDA
Class: ASTEROIDEA
Family: ACANTHASTERIDAE
Species: Acanthaster planci
Common Name: Crown of thorns sea star

Dive Info:
locality: Bohol. Cabilao Island. Loon. Philippines. Edgar Point.
depth: 31 m.
date: 9/6/2006
Photographer: Philippe Poppe