Antedon bifida Pennant 1777 (Feather star)
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Crinoidea - Comatulida - Antedonidae
Alternative combination: Asterias bifida
Synonyms: Antedon gorgonia de Freminville 1811, Antedon rosacea Linck 1825, Decacnemos rosacea Linck 1825
Belongs to Antedon according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011
See also Bronn 1825
Sister taxa: Antedon arabica, Antedon eschrichti, Antedon europaeus, Antedon loveni, Antedon pulchella
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Antedon bifida in the database
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