Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles
Alloeocomatella, a New Genus of Reef-Dwelling Feather Star from the Tropical Indo-West Pacific (Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Comasteridae)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
ISSN
0006-324X
Volume
108
Issue/No.
3
First Page
436
Last Page
450
Abstract
Alloeocomatella, a new genus of comasterid feather star from tropical Indo-West Pacific reefs, contains two species: A. polycladia, a new species, and A. pectinifera (A. H. Clark), the latter reassigned from the genus Comissia. Both are cryptic during the day; at night they extend their arms for feeding or emerge completely. Alloeocomatella differs from other genera in the family Comasteridae in its pattern of development of first brachial syzygies, and in the structure of its oral pinnule combs. A. pectinifera has rays up to 500 mm long, the longest recorded for any extant feather star.
NSUWorks Citation
Charles G. Messing. 1995. Alloeocomatella, a New Genus of Reef-Dwelling Feather Star from the Tropical Indo-West Pacific (Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Comasteridae) .Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington , (3) : 436 -450. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/127.
