This common feather star is often seen by divers with only the long arms being visable whilst the body remains hidden under rocks or within crevices. It is these arms that stand out with colours ranging from yellows to oranges and browns. Adults may have 10 to 25 arms.

At a glance

Habitat Can be found on rocky reefs out to a deopth of around 70m
Size Arms can grow up to around 23cm long
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found on rocky reefs out to a deopth of around 70m
Size
Arms can grow up to around 23cm long
Common Name Orange Feather Star
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassCrinoidea
OrderComatulida
FamilyComatulidae
GenusCenolia
SpeciesCenolia trichoptera
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