Happy Fun Science FRIEDay!
While Ebola wreaks havoc on Homo sapiens in the terrestrial world, there has been an even more virulent disease causing the destruction of a marine animal, the sea star. Today we talk about this deadly condition impacting sea star populations and the recent discovery of just what is causing this affliction.
![Royal starfish (Astropecten articulatus) on the beach. (Photo credit: TheMargue - http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2884079538)](https://www.southernfriedscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Royal_starfish_Astropecten_articulatus_on_the_beach-300x225.jpg)
(Photo credit: TheMargue – http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2884079538)