''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 n ...
of
crinoid
Crinoids are marine animals that make up the Class (biology), 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 coma ...
s.
Species
The following
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), 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 ...
are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:
[
* '' Comaster audax'' Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
* '' Comaster multifidus'' (Müller, 1841)
* '' Comaster nobilis'' (Carpenter, 1884) (now synonym of '' Comaster schlegelii'')
* '' Comaster schlegelii'' (Carpenter, 1881)
Image:Comasteridae - Comaster nobilis-001.jpg, '' Comaster nobilis''
Image:Comaster schlegelii.JPG, '' Comaster schlegelii''
]
References
Comatulidae
Crinoid genera
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