Acanthaster planci

Summary

Acanthaster planci is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,931 views/month, #1,063 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Acanthaster planci's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Acanthaster planci is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Acanthaster planci belongs to the parent taxon Acanthaster^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Acanthaster planci is Acanthaster planci^[6].
• Acanthaster planci's Commons category is recorded as Acanthaster planci^[7].
• Acanthaster planci's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acanthaster planci^[8].
• Acanthaster planci's Commons gallery is recorded as Acanthaster planci^[9].
• Acanthaster planci's main food source is recorded as Anthozoa^[10].
• Acanthaster planci's original combination is recorded as Asterias planci^[11].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Acanthaster mauritiensis^[12].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Acanthaster solaris^[13].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Acanthaster echinites^[14].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Asterias echinites^[15].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Asterias solaris^[16].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Acanthaster ellisi^[17].
• Acanthaster planci's taxon synonym is recorded as Acanthaster ellisi pseudoplanci^[18].
• Acanthaster planci's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. planci'}^[19].
• Acanthaster planci is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crown of thorns starfish'}^[20].
• Acanthaster planci is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棘冠海星'}^[21].
• Acanthaster planci is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estrella de mar corona de espinas'}^[22].
• Acanthaster planci is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'acanthaster pourpre'}^[23].
• Acanthaster planci is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dornenkronenseestern'}^[24].
• Acanthaster planci's different from is recorded as Crown of thorns^[25].
• Acanthaster planci's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[26].

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Classification

Acanthaster planci's scientific name is Acanthaster planci^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Acanthaster^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crown of thorns starfish'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棘冠海星'}^[21], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Estrella de mar corona de espinas'}^[22], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'acanthaster pourpre'}^[23], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dornenkronenseestern'}^[24].

Identifiers

Acanthaster planci's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50915^[27]. Acanthaster planci's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 133434^[28]. Acanthaster planci's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 598484^[29]. Acanthaster planci's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2271208^[30]. Acanthaster planci's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157194^[31].

Why It Matters

Acanthaster planci ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,931 views/month, #1,063 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]