“The phenomenon of larval cloning is well known,” Allen explained. Other echinoderms—even other starfish — reproduce through larval cloning. Even coral larvae clone themselves. “But no one had thought ...

The 2016 winner was a time-lapse video depicting an eight-week-old starfish larva searching for food by William Gilpin of Stanford University. A predatory protozoan showing off its hunting ...

These starfish are notorious for their ability to ... Another important aspect of COTS ecology is the settlement behavior of their larvae. Research has shown that certain species of coralline ...

Two-week old crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.) larvae viewed under a florescence microscope. Such microscopes use UV (ultraviolet light) which causes the starfish larvae to glow blue and ...