Articulata
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Taxonavigation
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Introduction
Characteristics
Classification
The order Articulata is divided into 7 families [1];
- Antedonidae - pinnules without dorsal keel, only 10 arms
- Colobometridae - cirri with paired dorsal spines
- Comasteridae - proximate pinnules with comb
- Himerometridae - secondary brachials with 4 or more ossicles
- Mariametridae - secondary brachials with 2 ossicles, always > 10 arms
- Tropiometridae - pinnules all straight and stiff
- Zygometridae - primary brachials joined by syzygy
Gallery
Resources
- Feather Stars by Rob Toonen - Reefs.org
- Echinoderms in Aquaria… by Ronald Shimek - Reefkeeping Magazine
References
- ↑ (Mather Bennett 1994): Mather, P., Bennett, I., A coral reef handbook, Surrey Beatty and Sons: Chipping Norton, 1994.
