Wilderness: Starfish, Crown of Thorns, and Sea St (cont.)
Medical Author:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Ivette Motola, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Kimo Takayesu, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEMultimediaMedia file 1: Unlike most starfish that are typically pentamerous, the crown of thorns starfish may have as many as 23 arms and a body disk of up to 60 cm in diameter. Photo courtesy of Dee Scarr.
Media type: Photo Media file 2: Detail of the crown of thorns starfish spines, which may grow to 6 cm in length. Photo courtesy of Dee Scarr. 
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