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Phylum Echinodermata > Class Crinoidea > Order Comatulida
Pale feather stars
awaiting identification
updated Feb 2020
Where seen? This pale feather star is sometimes seen near living reefs.

Features: 12-15cm in diameter. On the upperside, the darker centre is covered with many pale pinnules. The cirri on the underside is banded. With more than 20 arms. Arms are in pale pastel shades. Each pinnule is often variagated. The overall effect is generally of a pale animal, sometimes with broad portions of colour.

Raffles Lighthouse, Jul 06

*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by large external features for convenience of display.

Pale feather stars on Singapore shores
On wildsingapore flickr

Other sightings on Singapore shores


Chek Jawa, Dec 2019
Photo shared by Adrianne Lee on facebook.


Tanah Merah, Oct 09

Tanah Merah, Dec 09

East Coast Park (B), May 21
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.


Sentosa Serapong, May 16
Photo shared by Jonathan Tan on facebook.


Kusu Island, Sep 19
Photo shared by Leon Tan on facebook.

Sisters Island, Sep 09
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.

St John's Island, Jan 20
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.


Pulau Hantu, Jun 08
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his blog.

Pulau Hantu, Feb 08
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.

Cyrene Reef, Feb 20
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.
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