Comaster schlegelii

Comaster schlegelii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Comatulidae
Genus: Comaster
Species:
C. schlegelii
Binomial name
Comaster schlegelii
(Carpenter, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Actinometra duplex Carpenter, 1888
  • Actinometra regalis Carpenter, 1888
  • Actinometra schlegelii Carpenter, 1881
  • Comanthina schlegelii (Carpenter, 1881)
  • Comanthus callipeplum HL Clark, 1915

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 found on shallow water reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.

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