comatula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun former usage synonymous with Antedon
    genus Comatula.

WordNet

Co*mat"u*la noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. comatulus having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; -- called also feather stars.

Webster 1913