Comatulidae

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Comatulidae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Crinoidea
Subclass:
Articulata
Order:
Comatulida
Superfamily:
Comatuloidea
Family:
Comatulidae

Fleming, 1928
Genera

see text

Comatulidae is a family of comatulid crinoids. Since 2015, it replaces the family Comasteridae.[1]

Description and characteristics[]

This family is of recent restoration, and still has no consensual description. However the description of the family Comasteridae remains partially valid.

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[]

This family has been recently restored following genetic works from Charles Messing's team.[2]

It contains the following genera:[1]

  • sub-family Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014
    • genus Messing, 1995 -- 2 species
    • genus AH Clark, 1908 -- 2 species
    • genus Davidaster Hoggett & Rowe, 1986 -- 2 species
    • genus Nemaster AH Clark, 1909 -- 1 species
  • genus AH Clark, 1909 -- 1 species
  • genus AH Clark, 1918 -- 1 species
  • sub-family Fleming, 1828
    • Tribe AH Clark, 1909
    • Tribe AH Clark, 1908
      • genus Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014 -- 8 species
      • genus 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 Fleming, 1828
      • genus Comactinia AH Clark, 1909 -- 3 species
      • genus Lamarck, 1816 -- 7 species
    • Tribe Summers, Messing, Rouse, 2014
      • genus AH Clark, 1911 -- 1 species
      • genus AH Clark, 1909 -- 3 species
    • Tribe White & Messing, 2001 (in White & al., 2001)
      • genus Messing, 1995 -- 1 species
      • genus Clark, 1909 -- 14 species
      • genus Lovén, 1866 -- 9 species
  • genus AH Clark, 1912 -- 3 species
  • genus Messing, 2001 -- 1 species
  • Comatulidae incertae sedis—6 species

References[]

  1. ^ a b Messing, Charles (2012). "Comatulidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ^ a b c Summers, M. M.; Messing, C. G.; Rouse, G. W. (2014). "Phylogeny of Comatulidae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comatulida): A new classification and an assessment of morphological characters for crinoid taxonomy". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 80: 319–339. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.030. PMID 25065346.
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