• Antedon mediterranea has a vestigial stalk, the base of which bears up to forty grasping cirri, articulated prehensile structures with which it can cling to a hard...
  • The Antedon mediterranea is a feather star with 10 arms, very frail, that serve to catch the plankton.
  • The Mediterranean Crinoid ( Antedon mediterranea ) is the most common representatives of feather stars ( Comatulida ) in the Mediterranean.
  • Antedon mediterranea is found at depths down to about 80 metres and favours areas with strong currents which bring plenty of food within reach.
  • Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816). ... Distribution Cape St. Vincent, SW Spain, E around the whole Mediterranean except off Algeria and Morocco.
  • Antedon mediterranea. Scientific classification Edit this classification. ... Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816). Antedon nuttingi (AH Clark, 1936).
  • The sexes in Antedon mediterranea are separated, i.e. it is a dioecious species, although there is no sexual dimorphism between males and females.
  • Mediterranean feather star (Antedon Mediterranea), Lamarck, 1816) is a crinoid of the Antedonidae family, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Antedon mediterranea is a feather-star of up to 20 cm in diameter. It has 10 feathery branched arms and between 25 to 30 cirri.
  • Scientific name: Antedon mediterranea. (Lamarck, 1816). Common Name: Cat: Clavellina, comàtula, Cast: Comátula mediterránea, Ang: Feather star.