Orange Feather Star

Cenolia trichoptera

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

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.

Size

Arms can grow up to around 23cm long

Habitat

Can be found on rocky reefs out to a deopth of around 70m

Distribution

Southern Australia including around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (3)

O'Hara, T., 2011, Feather Star, Cenolia trichoptera, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay (accessed 2022-01-29 09:52:13)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-08-05 16:58:35)
Messing, C. (2021). World List of Crinoidea. Cenolia trichoptera (Müller, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (accessed 2022-01-29 09:56:24)

Quick Facts

Common name: Orange Feather Star
Scientific name: Cenolia trichoptera (Müller, 1846)
Family: Comatulidae
Category: Sea Life › Sea Stars
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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reef feather-stars

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