Unidentified crinoid 1
©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified crinoid at Lizard Island
©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified crinoid at Lizard Island
©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified crinoid at Lizard Island
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Crinoidea
Order
Comatulida
Family
Unidentified crinoids
Species
Unidentified crinoid 1
Colours
Distinguishing features
Fully exposed, 35 to 40 arms, numerous long cirri with more than 50 segments on a very large centrodorsal plate, not a comatulid.
The only other species in the Lizard Island area with such long cirri is Pontiometra andersoni, which has more arms and is very dark all over.
Steene (2014, volume 1, page 469) provides a photo of a similar individual.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Comments
This may well be a species already known from Lizard Island but its identity has not yet been determined from the photos.
by Anne Hoggett
Distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Rare
Web resources
References
- Steene, R. (2014). Colours of the Reef, volumes 1-3. Roger Steene, Cairns.