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Sawtooth feather star
comaster schlegelii
Distribution: Indian Ocean, Australia, Western Pacific Ocean, Red Sea. Description: Species varied in color from black to yellow variegated. Diameter 20cm and a height of 15-25 cm. Equipped with tendrils premettant him to fix and move, it can have up to 20 articulated arm segmented in multiples of 5. Like all the crinoid feather star has a mouth and an anus on the ventral side. Housing: They are found in more than 50 meters deep. The Comatulids are primarily nocturnal activity. They use their tendrils to cling to or coralline algae Feeding: Exposure to marine currents their captures plankton and mineral particles. |
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