''Comaster'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
crinoid
Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk in their adult form are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms are called feather stars or comatulids, which are ...
s.
Species
The following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:
[
* '']Comaster audax
''Comaster'' is a genus of crinoids.
Species
The following species are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:
* '' Comaster audax'' Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
* ''Comaster multifidus
''Comaster'' is a genus ...
'' Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
* ''Comaster multifidus
''Comaster'' is a genus of crinoids.
Species
The following species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the la ...
'' (Müller, 1841)
* ''Comaster nobilis
''Comaster nobilis'', the noble/yellow feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina nobilis'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus ''Comaster''.
Description
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'' (Carpenter, 1884) (now synonym of ''Comaster schlegelii
''Comaster schlegelii'', the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina schlegeli'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus ''Comaster''. It is fou ...
'')
* ''Comaster schlegelii
''Comaster schlegelii'', the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina schlegeli'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus ''Comaster''. It is fou ...
'' (Carpenter, 1881)
Image:Comasteridae - Comaster nobilis-001.jpg, ''Comaster nobilis
''Comaster nobilis'', the noble/yellow feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina nobilis'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus ''Comaster''.
Description
...
''
Image:Comaster schlegelii.JPG, ''Comaster schlegelii
''Comaster schlegelii'', the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina schlegeli'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus ''Comaster''. It is fou ...
''
References
Comatulidae
Crinoid genera
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