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Noble Feather Star
Comaster nobilis
- Usual depth11–38 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Hectonichus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Comaster nobilis, the noble feather star or yellow feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as Comanthina nobilis but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus Comaster.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Comaster nobilis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–38 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Noble Feather Star
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Hana-umishida, ハナウミシダ
Other scientific names: Actinometra dissimilis, Actinometra nobilis, Comanthina nobilis
Similar species
Bottlebrush Feather StarComaster schlegelii
- Bold Feather Star
Comaster audax
Bennett's Bushy Feather StarAnneissia bennetti
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).
- 68 open-data records from 1841 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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