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Golden Crinoid
James St. John, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Sea stars, urchins & sea cucumbers

Golden Crinoid

Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869)

Names

EnglishGolden Crinoid
Dutch—
SpanishLirio de mar
Chinese锈色戴氏羽星
Scientific nameDavidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869)

About this species

Davidaster rubiginosus, the orange sea lily, is a species of crinoid in the family Comatulidae. At one time it was classified as Nemaster rubiginosa but the World Register of Marine Species has determined that the valid name is Davidaster rubiginosus. It is found on reefs in the tropical western Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassCrinoidea
OrderComatulida
FamilyComatulidae
GenusDavidaster

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