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Family: Comatulidae (See list of species below)

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53 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anneissia bennetti [Bennett's feather star]	No picture found Anneissia grandicalyx []	No picture found Anneissia intermedia []
Anneissia japonica []	No picture found Capillaster macrobrachius []	No picture found Capillaster multiradiatus []
No picture found Capillaster sentosus []	No picture found Cenolia benhami []	No picture found Cenolia spanoschistum []
Clarkcomanthus alternans []	No picture found Clarkcomanthus comanthipinna []	No picture found Clarkcomanthus exilis []
No picture found Clarkcomanthus littoralis []	No picture found Clarkcomanthus luteofuscum []	No picture found Comactinia echinoptera []
No picture found Comactinia meridionalis []	No picture found Comactinia titan []	No picture found Comanthoides gillstromi []
Comanthus briareus []	No picture found Comanthus delicata []	No picture found Comanthus gisleni []
No picture found Comanthus novaezealandiae []	No picture found Comanthus parvicirrus []	No picture found Comanthus suavia []
No picture found Comanthus wahlbergii []	No picture found Comaster audax []	No picture found Comaster brevicirrus []
No picture found Comaster distinctus []	No picture found Comaster minima []	No picture found Comaster multibrachiatus []
Comaster multifidus []	No picture found Comaster nobilis [Noble feather star]	Comaster schlegelii []
No picture found Comaster tenellus []	No picture found Comatella maculata []	No picture found Comatella nigra []
No picture found Comatella stelligera []	No picture found Comatula micraster []	No picture found Comatula pectinata []
No picture found Comatula purpurea []	No picture found Comatula rotalaria []	No picture found Comatula solaris []
No picture found Comissia littoralis []	No picture found Comissia peregrina []	No picture found Comissia venustus []
No picture found Davidaster discoideus []	No picture found Davidaster rubiginosus [Striped feather star]	No picture found Nemaster grandis []
No picture found Neocomatella europaea []	No picture found Neocomatella pulchella []	No picture found Palaeocomatella difficilis []
No picture found Palaeocomatella hiwia []	No picture found Phanogenia gracilis []

53 Species of Family Comatulidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Anneissia bennetti	Bennett's feather star	Indo-West Pacific
Anneissia grandicalyx		Northwest Pacific
Anneissia intermedia		Northwest Pacific
Anneissia japonica		Western Pacific
Capillaster macrobrachius		Northwest Pacific
Capillaster multiradiatus		Indo-West Pacific
Capillaster sentosus		Western Central Pacific
Cenolia benhami		Southwest Pacific
Cenolia spanoschistum		Southwest Pacific
Clarkcomanthus alternans		Indo-West Pacific.
Clarkcomanthus comanthipinna		Western Central Pacific
Clarkcomanthus exilis		Western Central Pacific
Clarkcomanthus littoralis		Indo-Pacific.
Clarkcomanthus luteofuscum		Indo-West Pacific.
Comactinia echinoptera		Western Atlantic.
Comactinia meridionalis		Western Atlantic
Comactinia titan		Western Central Pacific
Comanthoides gillstromi		Southwest Pacific
Comanthus briareus		Western Central Pacific.
Comanthus delicata		Western Central Pacific
Comanthus gisleni		Western Central Pacific
Comanthus novaezealandiae		Southwest Pacific
Comanthus parvicirrus		Indo-West Pacific.
Comanthus suavia		Western Central Pacific
Comanthus wahlbergii		Indo-Pacific and Southeas
Comaster audax		Western Central Pacific
Comaster brevicirrus		Northwest Pacific
Comaster distinctus		Western Central Pacific
Comaster minima		Western Central Pacific
Comaster multibrachiatus		Western Central Pacific
Comaster multifidus		Indo-West Pacific.
Comaster nobilis	Noble feather star	Western Central Pacific
Comaster schlegelii		Indo-West Pacific
Comaster tenellus		Western Pacific
Comatella maculata		Indo-West Pacific
Comatella nigra		Western Central Pacific
Comatella stelligera		Indo-West Pacific.
Comatula micraster		Northwest Pacific
Comatula pectinata		Indo-West Pacific
Comatula purpurea		Western Central Pacific
Comatula rotalaria		Eastern Indian Ocean
Comatula solaris		Western Pacific
Comissia littoralis		Western Central Pacific
Comissia peregrina		Northwest Pacific
Comissia venustus		Western Atlantic
Davidaster discoideus		Western Central Atlantic
Davidaster rubiginosus	Striped feather star	Western Central Atlantic
Nemaster grandis		Western Atlantic
Neocomatella europaea		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Neocomatella pulchella		Western Atlantic
Palaeocomatella difficilis		Western Central Pacific
Palaeocomatella hiwia		Southwest Pacific
Phanogenia gracilis		Indo-West Pacific

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