TY - JOUR AU - Petie, Ronald AU - Garm, Anders AU - Hall, Michael R. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/09/06 TI - Crown-of-thorns starfish have true image forming vision JO - Frontiers in Zoology SP - 41 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Photoreceptors have evolved numerous times giving organisms the ability to detect light and respond to specific visual stimuli. Studies into the visual abilities of the Asteroidea (Echinodermata) have recently shown that species within this class have a more developed visual sense than previously thought and it has been demonstrated that starfish use visual information for orientation within their habitat. Whereas image forming eyes have been suggested for starfish, direct experimental proof of true spatial vision has not yet been obtained. SN - 1742-9994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0174-9 DO - 10.1186/s12983-016-0174-9 ID - Petie2016 ER -