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Family: Antedonidae (See list of species below)

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45 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Antedon abyssicola
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Antedon bifida
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Antedon mediterranea
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Antedon parviflora
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Antedon petasus
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Antedon serrata
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Anthometra adriani
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Argyrometra mortenseni
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Ctenantedon kinziei
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Dorometra aphrodite
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Dorometra nana
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Dorometra parvicirra
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Erythrometra rostrata
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Euantedon sinensis
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Eumorphometra aurora
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Florometra asperrima
[Rough feather star]
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Florometra magellanica
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Florometra mawsoni
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Florometra serratissima
[Common feather star]
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Hathrometra tenella
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Heliometra glacialis
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Hypalometra defecta
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Isometra flavescens
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Isometra graminea
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Isometra hordea
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Isometra vivipara
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Leptometra celtica
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Leptometra phalangium
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Mastigometra pacifica
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Nanometra clymene
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Phrixometra exigua
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Phrixometra longipinna
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Phrixometra nutrix
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Phrixometra rayneri
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Poliometra prolixa
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Promachocrinus abyssorum
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Promachocrinus kerguelensis
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Psathyrometra fragilis
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Retiometra alascana
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Solanometra antarctica
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Stylometra spinifera
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Thaumatometra abyssorum
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Thaumatometra alternata
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Tonrometra remota
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Toxometra paupera
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45 Species of Family Antedonidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Antedon abyssicola Antarctic Indian Ocean
Antedon bifida Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Antedon mediterranea Mediterranean Sea.
Antedon parviflora Western Central Pacific
Antedon petasus Northeast Atlantic
Antedon serrata Northwest Pacific
Anthometra adriani Antarctic.
Argyrometra mortenseni Southwest Pacific
Ctenantedon kinziei Western Central Atlantic
Dorometra aphrodite Western Pacific
Dorometra nana Indo-West Pacific.
Dorometra parvicirra Western Central Pacific
Erythrometra rostrata Southwest Pacific
Euantedon sinensis Northwest Pacific
Eumorphometra aurora Antarctic Atlantic
Florometra asperrima Rough feather star Pacific Ocean.
Florometra magellanica Southeast Pacific
Florometra mawsoni Antarctic Indian Ocean
Florometra serratissima Common feather star Eastern Pacific. 25 H
Hathrometra tenella Arctic
Heliometra glacialis Northern Atlantic and the
Hypalometra defecta Western Atlantic
Isometra flavescens Antarctic Atlantic
Isometra graminea Antarctic Atlantic
Isometra hordea Antarctic Atlantic
Isometra vivipara Southern Ocean. Subtropi
Leptometra celtica Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptometra phalangium Mediterranean Sea.
Mastigometra pacifica Western Central Pacific
Nanometra clymene Southwest Pacific
Phrixometra exigua Antarctic Indian Ocean
Phrixometra longipinna Antarctic Atlantic
Phrixometra nutrix Southern Ocean.
Phrixometra rayneri Antarctic Atlantic
Poliometra prolixa Northeast Atlantic and th
Promachocrinus abyssorum Antarctic Indian Ocean
Promachocrinus kerguelensis South Pacific and Antarct
Psathyrometra fragilis Northeast Pacific.
Retiometra alascana Northeast Pacific.
Solanometra antarctica Southeast Pacific and Ant
Stylometra spinifera Western Atlantic
Thaumatometra abyssorum Antarctic Atlantic
Thaumatometra alternata Southwest Pacific
Tonrometra remota Antarctic Indian Ocean
Toxometra paupera Western Central Pacific



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