Bennett's Bushy Feather Star

About this species

Anneissia bennetti, the Bennett's feather star, is a species of crinoid belonging to the family Comatulidae. It is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific between northern Australia and southeast Asia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 64 records
February: 50 records
March: 57 records
April: 55 records
May: 81 records
June: 63 records
July: 57 records
August: 67 records
September: 97 records
October: 102 records
November: 119 records
December: 80 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 7–20 m · Deepest record: 30 m

0–10 m: 13 records
10–20 m: 36 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

22–24 °C: 17 records
24–26 °C: 8 records
26–28 °C: 21 records
28–30 °C: 62 records

Photos

(c) Hectonichus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) T. Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Bennett's Bushy Feather Star, Bennett's Feather Star

Names in 2 more languages

French: Comatule de Bennett, Comatule dorée de Bennet
Japanese: リュウキュウウミシダ

Other scientific names: Actinometra bennetti, Actinometra brachymera, Actinometra peronii, Alecto bennetti, Cenolia (Cenolia) bennetti, Cenolia bennetti, Comanthus (Comanthus) bennetti, Comanthus bennetti, Comanthus crassicirra, Oxycomanthus bennetti

Similar species

Common Crevice Feather Star
Comanthus parvicirrus
Alloeocomatella pectinifera
Capillaster multiradiatus
Extraordinary Feather Star
Clarkcomanthus mirabilis
Bottlebrush Feather Star
Comaster schlegelii
Black Feather Star
Comatella nigra

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
434 open-data records from 1841 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.