Black Fan Feather Star (species: Colobometra perspinosa) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Colobometra perspinosa
Black Fan Feather Star


©Lyle Vail and Anne Hoggett: Typical living position of Colobometra perspinosa

©Lyle Vail and Anne Hoggett: Smaller specimen of Colobometra perspinosa with mottled colour pattern

©David Witherall and Flor Perez Tomini and Michaela Carlson: Black Fan Feather Star (Colobometra perspinosa)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Crinoidea
Order Comatulida
Family Colobometridae
Genus Colobometra
Species Colobometra perspinosa
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Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Only ten arms, very spiky appearance, large robust cirri, often clinging to gorgonians. Usually black all over but some are white and black while others (rare) may be golden brown all over.

Size

  • Up to 30 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Diameter can reach 30 cm

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Usually found clinging to gorgonians.

Found in high energy areas with good water flow and gorgonians, mainly on the exposed reef slopes between North Point to South Island.

Maximum number of arms (echinoderms)

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Cirri numbers (crinoids)

  • many cirri
    • (Cirri long, slender, functional)

Daytime exposure tendencies

  • typically exposed during the day
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References

  • Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe (1971). Monograph of shallow-water Indo-west Pacific echinoderms British Museum (Natural History), London.
  • Lanterbecq, D., G.W. Rouse and I. Eeckhaut (2009). Evidence for cospeciation events in the host-symbiont system involving crinoids (Echinodermata) and their obligate associates, the myzostomids (Myzostomida, Annelida), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, doi: 10.1016: jymev20090811. LIRS catalog number 1274.
  • 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.
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