GOLDEN CRINOID : Nemaster rubiginosa


GOLDEN CRINOID
: Nemaster rubiginosa

14 inches long.  At night commonly perched high atop coral heads  and sea fans. Generally hide their central disk and grasping cirripedia within recesses of the reef.  Filter feeders using "sticky" arms to trap food.

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