Record #44152 of 84938
E7878 E7880
Echinodermata Crinoidea Comatulida
Comatulidae Capillaster cf. multiradiatus
Genus Species

BI-2020-011

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Specimen #27. Verbatim remarks: "Capillaster cf multiradiatus. 33 ft. (large spec). Banded red-brown & white in situ. Cirri white with short brown bands. Ray and arm bases pale orange brown. Remaining arm banded orange-brown and tan (longer portions of a few arms darker brown, & occas short white band); distal arms with white bands. Pinnules variously white or banded. Arms chiefly banded orange & white in oral view. Arms 17, R=145 mm. Photo of mid & dist arms. Nick Pilcher, coll. Arm of 1 in 95% EtOH."

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Dive 15

Pinchers, Bay at W end Ngerchaol I.

7.3401° N
134.4296° E

18.6 m

Dec. 2, 2002

snorkel

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Charles Messing | Nick Pilcher

Charles Messing

EtOH 95%

EtOH 50%

Depth indicates maximum depth for the dive, 61 ft. Night dive. Verbatim description: "Reef slope with huge Porites heads & large domelike masses of branching Millepora. Mariametrids & Capillaster cf. multiradiatus abundant between 9 & 30 ft." Coordinates from Google Maps.