Record #44159 of 84938
E7885 E7887
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)."

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Dive 16

South of west end of Ngeruktabel I.

7.2727° N
134.3313° E

18.3 m

Dec. 4, 2002

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Charles Messing | Nick Pilcher

Charles Messing

EtOH 95%

EtOH 50%

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.