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echinoderms
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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Crinoidea > Order Comatulida |
size given is for diameter of sea star with arms
| 15cm. The only 10-armed feather star seen in Singapore. On coral rubble. Seen once on Chek Jawa. | 10-12cm. More than 20 arms, black variegated pinnules on pale arms. Overall effect of a bluish-black animal, sometimes with broad whitish portions and orangey tips. On coral rubble. Commonly seen on Beting Bronok, sometimes seen on our Southern shores. | 10-12cm. More than 20 arms, black pinnules on pale arms. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our undisturbed shores. | 12-15cm. More than 20 arms, pale variegated pinnules. On coral rubble near living reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 6-8cm. More than 20 arms, all red, some with dark pinnules. On coral rubble near living reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. |
| 12-15cm in diameter. With more than 20 arms. Entire animal mostly a chocolate brown with some white portions. On living corals. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
These are NOT feather stars
how to tell apart
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