Sea star wasting—marked in a variety of sea star species as varying degrees of skin lesions
followed by disintegration—recently caused one of the largest marine die-offs ever recorded …

Marine invertebrate mass mortality events (MMEs) threaten biodiversity and have the
potential to catastrophically alter ecosystem structure. A proximal question around acute …

Sea star wasting (SSW) disease describes a condition affecting asteroids that resulted in
significant Northeastern Pacific population decline following a mass mortality event in 2013 …

Asteroids (Echinodermata) experience mass mortality events that have the potential to
cause dramatic shifts in ecosystem structure. Asteroid wasting describes a suite of body wall …

Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) is a condition that has affected asteroids for over 120
years, yet mechanistic understanding of this wasting etiology remains elusive. We …

Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) refers to a suite of poorly described non-specific clinical
signs including abnormal posture, epidermal ulceration, and limb autotomy (sloughing) …

Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) refers to a suite of gross signs affecting Asteroidea
species. These include epidermal lesions, everted viscera, arm autotomy, and ultimately, full …

Sea star wasting disease (SSWD) describes a suite of disease signs believed to have led to
catastrophic die-offs in many asteroid species, beginning in 2013. While most studies have …

Sea star wasting syndrome (SSWS) can cause widespread mortality in starfish populations
as well as long-lasting changes to benthic community structure and dynamics. SSWS …

Microbiota plays essential roles in the health, physiology, and in adaptation of marine multi-
cellular organisms to their environment. In Antarctica, marine organisms have a wide range …