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crinoids
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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Crinoidea > Order Comatulida |
| Blue
feather star awaiting identification updated Jan 09 Where seen? This bluish feather star is sometimes seen on some of our shores. Usually on coral rubble or near living reefs. Features: 10-12cm in diameter. On the upperside, the centre is covered with many dark to black pinnules. The cirri on the underside is banded. With more than 20 arms. Arms are greenish blue, but some were seen with orange and pinkish arms. Each pinnule is often variagated. Some are black or blue with white bands, some with white or orange tips. The overall effect is generally of a bluish-black animal, sometimes with broad whitish portions and orangey tips. |
 Raffles Lighthouse, Aug 06 |
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Blue feather stars on Singapore shores
 Beting Bronok, Jul 07  |
 St. John's Island, May 07  |
 Beting Bronok, May 06  |
 Beting Bronok, Jun 03 |
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 Beting Bronok, Jun 03 |
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more photos of blue feather stars on Singapore shores
northern shores part 1 | part 2
Beting Bronok part 1 | part 2 | part 3
southern shores part 1 | part 2
*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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