little white starfish

[AJ_77]

You've got the plague... Some say they're not a problem, and eat algae and whatnot. Others claim they strip coraline algae, leaving ugly whitish blothes where there was purple/red/pink before.

I'm one of their detractors, and pull a bunch of them out every so often. I don't like the blotchy look they leave behind.

Not sure if their (supposed) benefit has ever been documented either...