Close-up of a crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci). This sea star eats hard corals voraciously and can cause severe reef degradation. Red Sea

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Close-up of part of a crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci). This starfish is quite rare in the Red Sea, which is fortunate. They eat hard corals voraciously and, in other parts of the world where they occur in large numbers, can deplete stony reefs significantly. Photographed in the Egyptian Red Sea.

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Photo credit: © Terence Dormer / Alamy / Afripics
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