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Capillaster

Capillaster is a genus of crinoids. It contains the following species:Capillaster asterias AH Clark, 1931 Capillaster gracilicirra AH Clark, 1912 Capillaster macrobrachius (Hartlaub, 1890) Capillaster mariae (AH Clark, 1907) Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Capillaster sentosus (Carpenter, 1888) Capillaster squarrosus Messing, 2003 Capillaster tenuicirrus AH Clark, 1912

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Capillaster
Capillaster multiradiatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Comatulidae
Subfamily: Comatulinae
Tribe: Capillasterini
AH Clark, 1909
Genus: Capillaster
AH Clark, 1909
Species

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Capillaster is a genus of crinoids. It contains the following species:1

  • Capillaster asterias AH Clark, 1931
  • Capillaster gracilicirra AH Clark, 1912
  • Capillaster macrobrachius (Hartlaub, 1890)
  • Capillaster mariae (AH Clark, 1907)
  • Capillaster multiradiatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Capillaster sentosus (Carpenter, 1888)
  • Capillaster squarrosus Messing, 2003
  • Capillaster tenuicirrus AH Clark, 1912
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