Echinodermata | Crinoidea | Comatulida |
Comatulidae | Clarkcomanthus | comanthipinna |
Genus | Species |
BI-2020-011
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Specimen #34. Verbatim remarks: "Oxycomanthus (=Clarkcomanthus) comanthipinna (dark). CRECH 187. Arms extending from rubble. 12 ft. Orange with dark zebra stripes in situ. Rays yellow-orange with chocolate bar across articulations (& distal & proximal margins of brachials) & across middle of brachials; chocolate blotch straddling synarthries. Pinnules brown with yellow abambulacral stripe & blue tips. Disk yellow with reticulation of fine dark brown lines. Mature cirrus with small spine on antepenult segment. Arm in 95% EtOH. (Photos 20-21)."
Dive 16
South of west end of Ngeruktabel I.
7.2727° N
134.3313° E
18.3 m
Dec. 4, 2002
snorkel
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Charles Messing | Nick Pilcher
Charles Messing
EtOH 95%
EtOH 50%
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Depth indicates maximum depth for the dive, 60 ft. Verbatim description: "Just south of west end of Ngeruktabel I. Numerous large heads of Porites in 8-20 ft. separated by abundant loose staghorn rubble. Dense suspended material in water; fine sediment on bottom & covering much rubble. Examined mud bottom below reef (35-60 ft) -- large holothuroids, no crinoids." Coordinates from Google Maps.