Marine scientists track spread of sea star wasting disease
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —A mysterious disease that causes sea stars to decay and fall apart within a few days has become widespread along the U.S. west coast over the past several months. First reported off the coast of Washington in June, the disease known as "sea star wasting syndrome" has now been observed as far north as southeast Alaska and as far south as Orange County, California.