SM392 Porphyrocrinus thalassae
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Key Details
| SMID | SM392 |
| Catami | Stalked crinoids |
| Identification Features | lighter stalk (whitish), orange/light brown arms getting lighter/yellower towards the tip, up to 14 arms (juveniles always 5 arms, number increases with age/size modulo predation and parasites), xenomorphic, attachment disk, stalk, quite spaced pinnules, “dishevelled” look
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| Year Identified | no data |
| Verification Status | ID from Image and Specfic Specimen |
| Physical Sample | Yes |
| WoRMS AphiaID | 124195 |
Taxonomy
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Crinoidea |
| Order | Comatulida |
| Family | Phrynocrinidae |
| Genus | Porphyrocrinus |
| Species | Porphyrocrinus thalassae |
Morphology
| Echinoderms |
| Feather stars |
| Stalked crinoids |
| arms often divided at least once after several ossicles |
| xenomorphic stalk |
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