Comatula

See also: comatula

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin comatulus (“having hair neatly curled”), diminutive from coma hair.

Proper noun

Comatula f

A taxonomic genus within the class Crinoidea – certain feather stars, that, when young, are fixed by a stem to a surface, when adult, are detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri.

Hyponyms

(genus): Comatula (Comatula), Comatula (Validia) - subgenera; for species see Comatula at World Register of Marine Species

Derived terms

Comatulida

References

Comatulida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Comatulida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Comatulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Comatula at World Register of Marine Species

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