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Reef Pest Feasts On ‘Sea Sawdust’
Researchers have uncovered an under-the-sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as ‘sea sawdust’.
The team of marine scientists from The University of Queensland and Southern Cross University found crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) larvae...