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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Crinoidea > Order Comatulida |
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feather star awaiting identification* updated Oct 08 Where seen? This elegant black-and-white feather star is sometimes seen, on coral rubble and near living reefs on undisturbed shores. It is not as commonly encountered as blue feather stars. Features: 10-12cm in diameter with arms. Black pinnules on pale arms. More than 20 arms. On the upperside, the central disk is covered with many dark to black pinnules. The cirri on the underside is banded. |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05 |
 Close-up look at arms. |
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Black feathers stars on Singapore shores
 Raffles Lighthouse, Jun 07 |
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 Fine feeding tentacles on pinnules. |
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photos of black feather stars on Singapore shores
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by large external features for convenience of display.
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