Researchers in Japan have discovered a new species of starfish. The discovery came about thanks to collaborative work among researchers, fishers, and aquarium and museum staff. The starfish, which ...

Thanks to efforts led by ecologist Sarah Gravem, the sunflower starfish became the first-ever marine invertebrate listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List, back in 2020.

An unassuming starfish species found around the world has a shocking amount of DNA hidden inside its cells. The brooding brittle star (Amphipholis squamata), which has a tiny disk-shaped body and ...

While some starfish species have recovered from the initial outbreak, the sunflower star has not. Its big, pillowy body is highly susceptible to whatever is causing the wasting syndrome.

This seems to have solved the mystery of how the starfish got its arms. But it doesn’t necessarily answer the ‘why’. Imran ...

There are roughly 2,000 known species of starfish, and this new one was discovered in Japan by a team from the University of Tokyo, Enoshima Aquarium, Marine Science Museum, Fukushima Prefecture ...

However it is caused, it has had a significant impact on starfish populations in the USA. Since 2012, outbreaks of the disease on the country's Atlantic and Pacific coasts have affected at least 20 ...

Within a year of the starfish's removal, species diversity significantly decreased in the study area from fifteen to eight species (Figure 2). Figure 2: ...

"One of the consequences of climate change is that some starfish species are invading cooler waters where shellfish are cultivated for human consumption," Professor Elphick added.