Comatulidae
| Comatulidae | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | Comatulida |
| Superfamily: | Comatuloidea Fleming, 1928 |
| Family: | Comatulidae Fleming, 1928 |
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Comatulidae is a family of comatulid crinoids. Since 2015, it replaces the family Comasteridae.[1]
Description and characteristics
[edit | edit source]This family is of recent restoration, and still has no consensual description. However the description of the family Comasteridae remains partially valid.[clarification needed]
This family counts between 93 and 95 species, distributed in 21 genera,[2] which makes it the second most diversified family of crinoids the behind Antedonidae, representing approximately 1/6th of known crinoid species. It contains most of the big species of shallow tropical feather stars, in particular in the Indo-Pacific.[2]
List of genera
[edit | edit source]This family has been recently restored following genetic works from Charles Messing's team.[2]
It contains the following genera:[1]
- subfamily Comatellinae Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014
- genus Alloeocomatella Messing, 1995 -- 2 species
- genus Comatella AH Clark, 1908 -- 2 species
- genus Davidaster Hoggett & Rowe, 1986 -- 2 species
- genus Nemaster AH Clark, 1909 -- 1 species
- genus Comatilia AH Clark, 1909 -- 1 species
- genus Comatulides AH Clark, 1918 -- 1 species
- subfamily Comatulinae Fleming, 1828
- tribe Capillasterini AH Clark, 1909
- genus Capillaster AH Clark, 1909 -- 8 species
- tribe Comasterini AH Clark, 1908
- genus Anneissia Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014 -- 8 species
- genus Cenolia AH Clark, 1916 -- 6 species
- genus Clarkcomanthus Rowe, Hoggett, Birtles & Vail, 1986 -- 9 species
- genus Comanthus AH Clark, 1908 -- 11 species
- genus Comaster L. Agassiz, 1836 -- 4 species
- tribe Comatulini Fleming, 1828
- genus Comactinia AH Clark, 1909 -- 3 species
- genus Comatula Lamarck, 1816 -- 7 species
- tribe Neocomatellini Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014
- genus Comatulella AH Clark, 1911 -- 1 species
- genus Neocomatella AH Clark, 1909 -- 3 species
- tribe Phanogeniini White & Messing, 2001 (in White & al., 2001)
- genus Aphanocomaster Messing, 1995 -- 1 species
- genus Comissia Clark, 1909 -- 14 species
- genus Phanogenia Lovén, 1866 -- 9 species
- tribe Capillasterini AH Clark, 1909
- genus Palaeocomatella AH Clark, 1912 -- 3 species
- genus Rowemissia Messing, 2001 -- 1 species
- Comatulidae incertae sedis—6 species
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References
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