Comatulida

Collected from deep in Monterey Bay Canyon. This feather star has climbed upon a gorgonian coral.

Florometra serratissima at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Photo by: Dave Cowles, August 2010)

Comactinia meridionalis disribution in Panama Comactinia meridionalis disribution in Panama based on USNM collection data.

Comactinia meridionalis Comactinia meridionalis, collected East of Mosquito Point (Centroid Latitude: 9.04167, Centroid Longitude: -77.56333), Caribbean Sea, Panama, by the R. V. Pillsbury, from a depth of 280 to 300 m.

Nemaster grandis Nemaster grandi, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Caribbean Sea.

Nemaster grandisNemaster grandis photographed in Bocas del Toro (Centroid Latitude: 9.349, Centroid Longitude -82.256), Panama, Caribbean Sea.

Nemaster grandis, lateral viewNemaster grandis, collected off Ogopuquip Island, Holandes Cays, San Blas Islands,Panama, Caribbean Sea.

Nemaster grandisNemaster grandis, collected off Ogopuquip Island, Holandes Cays, San Blas Islands,Panama, Caribbean Sea.

Nemaster grandis Nemaster grandis, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Caribbean Sea.

Nemaster grandis Nemaster grandis, collected off Ogopuquip Island, Holandes Cays, San Blas Islands,Panama, Caribbean Sea.

Florometra magellanicaFlorometra magellanica, collected South of Coiba Island (Centroid Latitude: 6.917, Centroid Longitude: -81.70833), Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, eatsern Pacific, by the R. V. Albatross, from a depth of 1017 m.

Florometra magellanicaFlorometra magellanica, collected off Dawson Island (Centroid Latitude: -53.58000, Centroid Longitude: -70.13833) Strait Of Magellan, Chile, South Pacific Ocean, by the R. V. Hero, from a depth range of 234 to 245 m.

Psathyrometra bigradata Psathyrometra bigradata, collected off Cabo Douglas (Centroid Latitude: -0.29000, Centroid Longitude: -91.65000), Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South Pacific Ocean, by the DSR. V. Johnson Sea Link II, from a depth of 612 m.

Democrinus coniferDemocrinus conifer collected from southeast of the Straits of Florida (Centroid Latitude: 25.50000, Centroid Longitude:-79.96667), Florida, U.S.A., North Atlantic Ocean, by the R. V. Gerda from a depth of 329 m.

Democrinus brevisDemocrinus brevis, collected off Key Briscayne (Centroid Latitude: 25.51667, Centroid Longitude: -79.95000), East of the Straits of Florida, Florida, U.S.A., North Atlantic Ocean, by the R. V. Gerda, from a depth of 351m.

Hypalometra defectaHypalometra defecta, collected northeast of San Blas Point (Centroid Latitude: 9.62500, Centroid Longitude: -78.85833), Panama, Caribbean Sea, by the R. V. Pillsbury, from a depth range of 110 to 119 m.