Comaster

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Comaster
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Comaster nobilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Comatulidae
Subfamily: Comatulinae
Tribe: Comasterini
Genus: Comaster
L. Agassiz, 1836 [1]
Species

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Comaster is a genus of crinoids.

Species

The following species are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Messing, Charles (2010). "Comaster L. Agassiz, 1836". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2012-07-29.