''Comaster'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
crinoid
Crinoids are marine invertebrates that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that remain attached to the sea floor by a stalk in their adult form are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms, called feather stars or comatulids, are ...
s.
Species
The following
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:
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* '' Comaster audax'' Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
* '']Comaster multifidus
''Comaster'' is a genus of crinoids.
Species
The following species are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:
* ''Comaster audax'' Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
* ''Comaster multifidus'' (Müller, 1841)
* ''Comaster ...
'' (Müller, 1841)
* '' Comaster nobilis'' (Carpenter, 1884)
* ''Comaster schlegelii
''Comaster schlegelii'', the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina schlegeli'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus '' Comaster''. It is fou ...
'' (Carpenter, 1881)
Image:Comasteridae - Comaster nobilis-001.jpg, '' Comaster nobilis''
Image:Comaster schlegelii.JPG, ''Comaster schlegelii
''Comaster schlegelii'', the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as ''Comanthina schlegeli'' but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus '' Comaster''. It is fou ...
''
References
Comatulidae
Crinoid genera
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