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Family: Comatulidae



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54 species (see list below)
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Anneissia bennetti
[Bennett's feather star]
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Anneissia grandicalyx
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Anneissia intermedia
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Choi, Jong-Kwan

Western Pacific

Anneissia japonica(Müller, 1841)

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Anneissia japonica
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Capillaster asterias
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Capillaster macrobrachius
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Capillaster multiradiatus
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Capillaster sentosus
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Cenolia benhami
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Cenolia spanoschistum
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De la Rosa, Gregorio Escober Jr.

Indo-West Pacific.

Clarkcomanthus alternans(Carpenter, 1881)

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Clarkcomanthus alternans
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Clarkcomanthus comanthipinna
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Clarkcomanthus exilis
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Clarkcomanthus littoralis
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Clarkcomanthus luteofuscum
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Comactinia echinoptera
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Comactinia meridionalis
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Comactinia titan
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Comanthoides gillstromi
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Comanthus briareus
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Comanthus delicata
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Comanthus gisleni
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Comanthus novaezealandiae
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Comanthus parvicirrus
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Comanthus suavia
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Comanthus wahlbergii
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Comaster audax
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Comaster brevicirrus
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Comaster distinctus
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Comaster minima
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Comaster multibrachiatus
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Jan Messersmith

Indo-West Pacific.

Comaster multifidus(Müller, 1841)

Photo by Jan Messersmith
 
Comaster multifidus
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Comaster nobilis
[Noble feather star]
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Comaster schlegelii
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Comaster tenellus
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Comatella maculata
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Comatella nigra
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Comatella stelligera
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Comatula micraster
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Comatula pectinata
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Comatula purpurea
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Comatula rotalaria
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Comatula solaris
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Comissia littoralis
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Comissia peregrina
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Comissia venustus
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Davidaster discoideus
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Davidaster rubiginosus
[Striped feather star]
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Nemaster grandis
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Neocomatella europaea
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Neocomatella pulchella
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Palaeocomatella difficilis
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Palaeocomatella hiwia
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Phanogenia gracilis
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