Sea star
Step-by-step explanation:
In the given example sea star played the role of keystone species
- Robert Paine actually coined the term keystone species to describe the effect that the sea stars had on biodiversity in this community
- Keystone species are those species which are least abundant but play a governing role to decide the structure and function of community
- Loss of keystone species in a community can lead to disturbance in structure and function of a community and it cannot be recovered by other species