Actinometra nigra Carpenter 1888 (crinoid)

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Comatulidae

Alternative combination: Comatella nigra

Belongs to Actinometra according to Carpenter 1888

Sister taxa: Comatula (Alecto), Comatula (Ophiocrinus), Comatula imperialis, Comatula indica, Comatula jacquinoti, Comatula solaris, Comatula tenella, Actinometra guirandi, Actinometra difficilis

Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Actinometra nigra in the database

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