DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Longarm Feather Star
Dichrometra flagellata
- Usual depth6–120 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–120 m · Deepest record: 1,084.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longarm Feather Star
Other scientific names: Alecto elongata, Alecto flagellata, Antedon elongata, Antedon flagellata, Antedon pulcher, Comatula elongata, Comatula flagellata, Dichrometra afra, Dichrometra pulcher, Liparometra multicirra
Similar species
Klunzinger's Feather StarDichrometra palmata
Indian feather starStephanometra indica
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 55 open-data records from 1841 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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