Other echinoderms — even other starfish — reproduce through larval cloning. Even coral larvae clone themselves. “But no one had thought to look at crown-of-thorns before.” It was an understandable ...

Starfish reproduce by splitting in two. A new fossil reveals how ancient this ability is. Fossil captures starfish splitting itself in two – showing this has been happening for 155 million years ...

Starfish that clone themselves live longer Date: June 25, 2015 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: Starfish that reproduce through cloning avoid aging to a greater extent than those that ...

Beverley Newton / EyeEm / Getty Images. Sea stars have the ability to reproduce both sexually and asexually but with an interesting twist. Asexual reproduction in some starfish is achieved through ...

And starfish that reproduce asexually by splitting their bodies in half sometimes end up with more than one. Patiria pectinifera only has one sieve plate–the blue bald patch in the center right.

P. ferax is unlike most starfish species, which reproduce by shooting their eggs and sperm into the water and leave their young to fend for themselves.

Marine organisms with eternal life can solve the riddle of aging Date: April 19, 2011 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: Animals that reproduce asexually by somatic cloning have special ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is wreaking havoc on coral reefs, fueled by warming oceans and explosive reproduction rates. Enter COTSBot, the robot assassin designed to hunt and neutralize ...

Starfish are among the oldest living animals on our planet. They appeared in a form we would recognise almost 480 million years ago and have survived five mass extinctions.. The reason for their ...

Some species of starfish reproduce asexually by tearing apart their bodies, while others reproduce sexually only. This makes them particularly interesting animals to study.