Definition of Antedonidae

1. Noun. Feather stars.

Exact synonyms: Family Antedonidae
Generic synonyms: Echinoderm Family
Group relationships: Class Crinoidea, Crinoidea
Specialized synonyms: Comatulidae, Family Comatulidae
Member holonyms: Antedon, Genus Antedon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antedonidae

Antalya
Antananarivo
Antara
Antarctic
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Ocean
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Zone
Antarctic continent
Antarctic convergence
Antarctica
Antarctican
Antarcticans
Antares
Antedon
Antedonidae (current term)
Antennaria
Antennaria dioica
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Antennariidae
Anthea
Anthemis arvensis
Anthemis cotula
Anthemis nobilis
Anthemis tinctoria
Antheraea
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea pernyi
Antheraea polyphemus
Anthericum

Literary usage of Antedonidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"... is perhaps never permanently rooted, but anchors itself temporarily by its cirri, and possibly moves about at will. The Antedonidae and ..."

2. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"Antedonidae. Pinnate in which the patina consists of 5 small BB, not forming a closed ... The remaining Antedonidae retain the portion of stem below the ..."

3. Palæontology--Invertebrate by Henry Woods (1902)
"The most important families are the Antedonidae and the ... much less abundant than the Antedonidae and Actino- ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... details into significant morphological differences, and blinding him to the fundamental similarities of structure which the Antedonidae show. ..."

5. Prodromus faunae mediterraneae, sive Descriptio animalium maris Mediterranei by Julius Victor Carus (1893)
"Antedonidae 85. antennata (Caprella) 387. - (Polydora) 257. antennatus (Aristeus) 472. — таг. (Bugula) II. 6. ..."

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