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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

10mon 17d ago by lemmy.ca/u/ZeroCool in ecology@mander.xyz from apnews.com

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America.

The culprit? Bacteria that has also infected shellfish - Vibrio pectenicida

Thanks

it was me

I was always figured Lemmy had accounts run by bacteria, thanks for confirming.