Name
Antedon
Mediterranean feather star
Framing
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Crinozoa
Class: Crinoidea
Genus: Antedon
Habitat
Marine, benthic, all types of bottoms
Feeding
Suspended particles
Distribution
Common in the Mediterranean
Additional information
Sessile animals, able to move, without peduncle, with 3 well-defined rays, calyx-shaped body and long arms, almost always branched.
Additional information
Bibliography
Barbaglio, A., Sugni, M., Fernandes, D., Porte, C., & Carnevali, M. D. C. (2012). Reproductive cycle and sex hormones in the feather star Antedon mediterranea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 422, 129-136.