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Feather Star (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Bali, Indonesia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Lamprometra sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Stephanometra sp.). Also known as Crinoid. New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Reometra sp.) on Gorgonian Fan Coral. Also known as Crinoid. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Lamprometra sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Close detail of Crinoid Feather Star (Comaster multibrachiatus) feeding arms. Also known as Crinoid. Bali, Indonesia
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Close detail of Crinoid Feather Star (Comaster sp. ?) feeding arm. Also known as Crinoid. Bali, Indonesia
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Close detail of Crinoid Feather Star (Comaster multibrachiatus) feeding arm. Also known as Crinoid. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather Star (Lamprometra sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Comaster sp.) on soft coral. Also known as Crinoid. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Reometra sp.) on sponge. Also known as Crinoid. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Lamprometra sp.) on Soft Coral. Also known as Crinoid. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Possibly: Comaster sp.) - spawning. Also known as Crinoid. Photo taken in Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Close detail showing the feeding arms of a Crinoid Feather Star (Comantheria sp.). Found on live and dead coral projections throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Photo taken in Bali, Indonesia.
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Crinoid Feather Star (Comaster multibrachiatus). Also known as Crinoid. Found throughout Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Amphimetra sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Found throughout Ind- Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Himerometra robustipinna). Also known as Crinoid. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Crinoid Feather Star (Comaster multibrachiatus) - detail of feeding arms. Also known as Crinoid. Found throughout Indo Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather Star (Himerometra robustipinna) - detail of tubed feet and feeding arms. Also known as Crinoid. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a clump of coral as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Star (Petasometra sp.). Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Star (Petasometra sp.). Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus sp.), showing detail of claw-like hold-fasts, used for gripping to the reef. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Underwater photographer exploring and photographing Feather Stars (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Underwater photographer exploring and photographing Feather Stars (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Underwater photographer exploring and photographing Feather Stars (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Underwater photographer exploring and photographing Feather Stars (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Feather Star (Possibly: Comantheria sp.). Also known as Crinoid. Phoito taken at Christmas Islans, Indian Ocean, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather stars (Cenolia trichoptera). Found from Fremantle, WA, to Byron Bay, NSW, and around Tas. Photo taken off Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Crinoid Feather Star (possibly: Petasometra sp.). Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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A cluster of Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a coral head as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Feather Star (Possibly: Oxycomanthus sp.). Photo taken in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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