ROSY FEATHER-STAR. 



CRINOIDEJE. 



Genus Comatula. Lamarck. 



Generic Character. — Body having five bifurcated pinnated arms : when adult, 

 free, with simple filiform jointed appendages attached to the sides of its dorsal 

 disk. When young, fixed on a long simple jointed (pentangular) stalk. (Phy- 

 tocrimis.) 



ROSY FEATHER-STAR. 



Comatula rosacea. Link. 



Specific Character. — Rays dorsally rounded, with only two joints below the 

 bifurcation of each. 



Stella (decamcros) rosacea, Link, p. 55, t. xxxvii. f. 66. Encyc. pi. 



cxxiv. f. 6. 

 Stella (decamcros) barbata, Link, t. xxxvii. f. 65. 



