Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Swimming Crinoid
Analcidometra armata
Swimming Crinoid
Category: Feather Stars
Scientific Name: Analcidometra armata
Size: Arms 2 to 3.5 in. (5 to 9 cm)  
Depth: 40-400 ft. (12-120 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Echinodermata (Phylum) Echinoderms
└Crinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Crinoidea (Class) Crinoids
  └Comatulida (Order) Feather Stars
   └Colobometridae (Family)
    └Analcidometra (Genus)
     └A. armata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 422445🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1026455🔗

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