FIGURE 3. Comatula. (A–C) Comatula pectinata—(A, B) live, exposed on coral reef; (C) small, thin centrodorsal with few cirri. (D–I) Comatula rotalaria—(D) live, exposed on sandy sediment, with ~25 arms; (E) thin, rounded centrodorsal with cirrus buds; (F) distal portion of arm showing distal intersyzygial interval of four; arrows indicate syzygies. (G–I) Comatula rotalaria, preserved—(G) aboral surface, small centrodorsal and more than ten arms visible; (H) aboral surface, arrows indicate syzygies; (I) triangular comb teeth confluent with edge of pinnule. (J–N) Comatula solaris—(J) live, exposed on sandy sediment; (K) aboral surface showing ten arms and small centrodorsal with cirri; (L) combed pinnules with triangular teeth confluent with edge of pinnule. (M) Aboral view showing ten arms and small centrodorsal with few cirri; (N) aboral ray base, arrows indicate syzygies. (O–Q) Comatula tenuicirra—(O) triangular separated comb teeth confluent with edge of pinnule tapering to a point; (P–Q) centrodorsal with cirri restricted to interradial angles, arrows indicate syzygies. (R) Comatula purpurea, aboral surface showing ten arms and small, thin centrodorsal with cirri restricted to interradial angles. Australian Seas: G–I. MNHN EcCs 1008, syntype; M–N; MNHN EcCs 1010, syntype. Java Sea (Siboga Station 320): O. NBC V.ECH.C2102.1, syntype; P. NBC V.ECH.C2102.2, syntype; Q. Leid V.ECH.C 2102.2, spm 1. Lizard Island, Australia: A–C. SAM K2092; D–F. SAM K2057; J–L. SAM K2058; R. SAM K2009.

Published as part of Summers, Mindi M., Messing, Charles G. & Rouse, Greg W., 2017, The genera and species of Comatulidae (Comatulida: Crinoidea): taxonomic revisions and a molecular and morphological guide, pp. 151-190 in Zootaxa 4268 (2) on page 162, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/580173