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The starfish is an amazingly diverse aquatic animal. The starfish is able to regrow an arm, and able to regrow a whole new body from a detached arm.
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Is the crown of thorns starfish helpful or hurtful to the coral reef?
Hurtful. Currently, there is an overpopulation of these starfish due to a decline in the population of its natural predators. They feed on coral polyps, which would have been fine before the over population (bio-diversity is a good thing), but now there are just so many of the starfish that they are causing damage.
How are star fish important to humans?
There are many aspects of a starfish that can be considered important to humans. Some quite obvious, other rather hidden. Some starfish are edible, at least parts of them. Humans can benefit from starfish as food. Other properties are that some of them are quite fascinating to look at. Many with pretty colors. A starfish may not be directly important, but as a whole, they take part in an ecosystem and adds to the diversity of life on our planet. Diversity is very important as some other fish or animals may be dependent on them in order to survive. If the starfish became extinct, then this would be a catastrophe to other lifeforms. Some may benefit that for a while, but in the end there would be species lost that we might miss more than the actual starfish themselves. Starfish has got the ability to regenerate lost arms. Some starfish can even become two individual starfish if cut in half. This regenerative power is something humans could benefit from if we managed to decode the methods involved. Many humans could benefit from this if we only could adapt this to human biology.
What word describes the correct classification of a starfish?
Starfish or sea stars are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names "starfish" and "sea star" essentially refer to members of the Class Asteroidea. However, common usage frequently finds "starfish" and "sea star" also applied to ophiuroids which are correctly referred to as "brittle stars" or "basket stars".
What types of starfish are there in New Zealand?
there are cusion starfish, reef starfish, spiny starfish and fire brick starfish in new zealand.
What types of different starfish are there What is the scientific name for a starfish?
It is called toilet water.
Is a starfish an animal plankton?
Sure, starfish larvae are planktonic. Adult starfish are not.
Do starfish die?
Yes they can
What is a bridal starfish?
it is a starfish which is married
What is a Caribbean starfish?
a starfish from the carribean?
Who were starfish ancestors?
Starfish Ancestors
What are spiny starfish?
they are starfish that is spiny
Which starfish is the biggest?
sunflower starfish
