All Species
54 Species in Family Comatulidae
Nominal species list for Comatulidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Phanogenia gracilis (Hartlaub, 1893)
Palaeocomatella difficilis (Carpenter, 1888)
Palaeocomatella hiwia McKnight, 1977
Neocomatella europaea Clark, 1913
Neocomatella pulchella (Pourtalès, 1878)
Nemaster grandis Clark, 1909
Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869) Striped feather star
Davidaster discoideus (Carpenter, 1888)
Comissia venustus (Clark, 1909)
Comissia littoralis (Clark, 1912)
Comissia peregrina (Bell, 1894)
Comatula purpurea (Müller, 1843)
Comatula rotalaria Lamarck, 1816
Comatula solaris Lamarck, 1816
Comatella stelligera (Carpenter, 1888)
Comatula micraster Clark, 1909
Comatula pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Comatella nigra (Carpenter, 1888)
Comatella maculata (Carpenter, 1888)
Comaster nobilis (Carpenter, 1884) Noble feather star
Comaster schlegelii (Carpenter, 1881)
Comaster tenellus Clark, 1931
Comaster multifidus (Müller, 1841)
Comaster minima (Clark, 1909)
Comaster multibrachiatus (Carpenter, 1888)
Comaster brevicirrus (Bell, 1894)
Comaster distinctus (Carpenter, 1888)
Comaster audax Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
Comanthus suavia Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986
Comanthus wahlbergii (Müller, 1843)
Comanthus parvicirrus (Müller, 1841)
Comanthus novaezealandiae Clark, 1931
Comanthus gisleni Rowe et al., 1986
Comanthus delicata (Clark, 1909)
Comanthus briareus (Bell, 1882)
Comanthoides gillstromi McKnight, 1977
Comactinia titan Messing, 2003
Comactinia echinoptera (Müller, 1840)
Comactinia meridionalis (Agassiz, 1865)
Clarkcomanthus luteofuscum (Clark, 1915)
Clarkcomanthus littoralis (Carpenter, 1888)
Clarkcomanthus comanthipinna (Gislén, 1922)
Clarkcomanthus exilis (Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986)
Clarkcomanthus alternans (Carpenter, 1881)
Cenolia spanoschistum (Clark, 1916)
Cenolia benhami (Clark, 1916)
Capillaster sentosus (Carpenter, 1888)
Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Capillaster asterias Clark, 1931
Capillaster macrobrachius (Hartlaub, 1890)
Anneissia intermedia (Clark, 1916)
Anneissia japonica (Müller, 1841)
Anneissia grandicalyx (Carpenter, 1882)
Anneissia bennetti (Müller, 1841) Bennett's feather star
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