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FEATHER STAR [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
DEF

An order of animals within the phylum Echinoderms.

OBS

... the feather-stars (order comatulida) are free-swimming in the adult stage. The feather-stars are only attached by a stem during the fixed crinoid stage ... They break free when mature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
CONT

Ordre des Comatulides. Les individus sont dotés d'un pédoncule quand ils sont jeunes, puis ils s'en séparent quand ils sont adultes et s'attachent au moyen de leurs cirres.

OBS

Les comatules font partie de l'ordre des Comatulides, classe des Crinoides, phylum des Echinodermes.

Spanish

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