Leptometra celtica

Leptometra celtica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Comatulida
Family: Antedonidae
Genus: Leptometra
Species:
L. celtica
Binomial name
Leptometra celtica
McAndrew & Barrett, 1857[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Comatula woodwardii Barrett, 1857 (not of Forbes, 1852)

Leptometra celtica is a marine invertebrate and species of crinoid or feather star of the Leptometra genus in the family Antedonidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean around the coasts of north west Europe. The presence of L. celtica and L. phalangium (its counterpart in the Mediterranean) is considered to be a good indication of nearby shelf breaks, general bottom currents, and areas of high gross productivity as they are suspension-feeders, hence their proliferation in productive environments.[2]

  1. ^ a b Leptometra celtica (McAndrew & Barrett, 1857) World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ^ Fonseca, Paulo; Abrantes, Fátima; Aguilar, Ricardo; Campos, Aida; Cunha, Marina; Ferreira, Daniel; Fonseca, Teresa P.; García, Silvia; Henriques, Victor (2013-11-20). "A deep-water crinoid Leptometra celtica bed off the Portuguese south coast". Marine Biodiversity. 44 (2): 223–228. doi:10.1007/s12526-013-0191-2. ISSN 1867-1616. S2CID 255573791.