Antedonidae

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Kingdom Animalia Rank Family Subclass Articulata		Phylum Echinodermata Order Comatulida

Similar Comatulida, Antedon, Antedon mediterranea, Articulata, Antedon bifida

Antedonidae is a family of crinoids or feather stars in the phylum Echinodermata. Members of the family are unstalked and have ten feathery arms. They can move about freely and have clawed cirri to attach them temporarily to structures.

Genera

The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:

sub-familia Antedoninae (Norman, 1865)

genus Andrometra AH Clark, 1917 -- 2 species

genus Annametra AH Clark, 1936 -- 2 species

genus Antedon de Fréminville, 1811 -- 14 species

genus Ctenantedon Meyer, 1972 -- 1 species

genus Dorometra Clark, 1917 -- 9 species

genus Euantedon AH Clark, 1912 -- 6 species

genus Eumetra AH Clark, 1908 -- 1 species

genus Iridometra Clark, 1908 -- 3 species

genus Mastigometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 3 species

genus Toxometra AH Clark, 1911 -- 5 species

sub-familia Bathymetrinae AH Clark, 1909

genus Argyrometra AH Clark, 1917 -- 2 species

genus Bathymetra AH Clark, 1908 -- 2 species

genus Boleometra AH Clark, 1936 -- 1 species

genus Fariometra AH Clark, 1917 -- 11 species

genus Hathrometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 1 species

genus Meteorometra AM Clark, 1980 -- 1 species

genus Nepiometra AH Clark, 1917 -- 1 species

genus Orthometra AH Clark, 1917 -- 1 species

genus Phrixometra Clark, 1921 -- 6 species

genus Retiometra AH Clark, 1936 -- 1 species

genus Thaumatometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 11 species

genus Tonrometra AH Clark, 1917 -- 4 species

genus Trichometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 3 species

sub-familia Heliometrinae AH Clark, 1909

genus Anthometrina Eleaume, Hess & Messing, 2011 -- 1 species

genus Comatonia AH Clark, 1916 -- 1 species

genus Florometra AH Clark, 1913 -- 9 species

genus Heliometra AH Clark, 1907 -- 1 species

sub-familia Isometrainae Fet & Messing, 2003

genus Isometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 7 species

sub-familia Perometrinae AH Clark, 1909

genus Erythrometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 3 species

genus Helenametra AM Clark, 1966 -- 1 species

genus Hypalometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 1 species

genus Nanometra AH Clark, 1907 -- 3 species

genus Perometra AH Clark, 1907 -- 4 species

sub-familia Thysanometrinae AH Clark, 1909

genus Coccometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 3 species

genus Thysanometra AH Clark, 1907 -- 2 species

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genus Adelometra AH Clark, 1907 -- 1 species

genus Anisometra John, 1939 -- 1 species

genus Athrypsometra Messing & White, 2001 -- 4 species

genus Balanometra Clark, 1909 -- 1 species

genus Caryometra AH Clark, 1936 -- 6 species

genus Cyclometra AH Clark, 1911 -- 2 species

genus Eometra Clark, 1936 -- 2 species

genus Eumorphometra Clark, 1915 -- 5 species

genus Hybometra AH Clark, 1913 -- 1 species

genus Kempometra John, 1938 -- 1 species

genus Leptometra AH Clark, 1908 -- 2 species

genus Microcomatula AH Clark, 1918 -- 1 species

genus Poliometra AH Clark, 1923 -- 1 species

genus Promachocrinus Carpenter, 1879 -- 1 species

genus Solanometra Clark, 1911 -- 1 species

References

Antedonidae Wikipedia

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