Pontiometra andersoni
©Lyle Vail and Anne Hoggett: This specimen from the Snake Pit was not collected so it has not been properly identified. By the apparent number of arms and the extremely long cirri with distinct spines, it appears to be Pontiometra andersoni.
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Crinoidea
Order
Comatulida
Family
Colobometridae
Genus
Pontiometra
Species
Pontiometra andersoni
Distinguishing features
According to Clark and Rowe (1971), Pontiometra andersoni has 53 to 120 arms and cirri with 41 to 80 segments.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Meyer (1979) recorded this species from Lizard Island. If the photo above is Pontiometra andersoni, then it is also known from the Snake Pit, about half-way between Lizard and the north end of Ribbon Reef 10.
Web resources
References
- Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe (1971). Monograph of shallow-water Indo-west Pacific echinoderms British Museum (Natural History), London.
- Meyer, D.L. (1979). Length and spacing of the tube feet in crinoids (Echinodermata) and their role in suspension-feeding, Marine Biology, 51: 361-369. LIRS catalog number 29.
- Meyer, D.L., C.A. La Haye, N.D. Holland, A.C. Arneson and J.R. Strickler (1984). Time-lapse cinematography of feather stars (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: demonstrations of posture changes, locomotion, spawning and possible predation by fish, Marine Biology, 78: 179-184. LIRS catalog number 200.
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