Antedonidae is a family of crinoids or feather stars in the phylum Echinodermata. Members of the family are unstalked and have ten feathery arms. They can move about freely and have clawed cirri to attach them temporarily to structures.
Genera
The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:
- subfamily Antedoninae<small> (Norman, 1865)</small>
- genus Andrometra<small> AH Clark, 1917</small> -- 2 species
- genus Annametra<small> AH Clark, 1936</small> -- 2 species
- genus Antedon<small> de Fréminville, 1811</small> -- 14 species
- genus Ctenantedon<small> Meyer, 1972</small> -- 1 species
- genus Dorometra<small> Clark, 1917</small> -- 9 species
- genus Euantedon<small> AH Clark, 1912</small> -- 6 species
- genus Eumetra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 1 species
- genus Iridometra<small> Clark, 1908</small> -- 3 species
- genus Mastigometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 3 species
- genus Toxometra<small> AH Clark, 1911</small> -- 5 species
- subfamily Bathymetrinae<small> AH Clark, 1909</small>
- genus Argyrometra<small> AH Clark, 1917</small> -- 2 species
- genus Bathymetra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 2 species
- genus Boleometra<small> AH Clark, 1936</small> -- 1 species
- genus Fariometra<small> AH Clark, 1917</small> -- 11 species
- genus Hathrometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 1 species
- genus Meteorometra<small> AM Clark, 1980</small> -- 1 species
- genus Nepiometra<small> AH Clark, 1917</small> -- 1 species
- genus Orthometra<small> AH Clark, 1917</small> -- 1 species
- genus Phrixometra<small> Clark, 1921</small> -- 6 species
- genus Retiometra<small> AH Clark, 1936</small> -- 1 species
- genus Thaumatometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 11 species
- genus Tonrometra<small> AH Clark, 1917</small> -- 4 species
- genus Trichometra<small> AH Clark, 1908 </small> -- 3 species
- subfamily Heliometrinae<small> AH Clark, 1909</small>
- genus Anthometrina<small> Eleaume, Hess & Messing, 2011</small> -- 1 species
- genus Comatonia<small> AH Clark, 1916</small> -- 1 species
- genus Florometra<small> AH Clark, 1913</small> -- 9 species
- genus Heliometra<small> AH Clark, 1907</small> -- 1 species
- subfamily Isometrainae<small> Fet & Messing, 2003</small>
- genus Isometra<small> AH Clark, 1908 </small> -- 7 species
- subfamily Perometrinae<small> AH Clark, 1909</small>
- genus Erythrometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 3 species
- genus Helenametra<small> AM Clark, 1966</small> -- 1 species
- genus Hypalometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 1 species
- genus Nanometra<small> AH Clark, 1907</small> -- 3 species
- genus Perometra<small> AH Clark, 1907 </small> -- 4 species
- subfamily Thysanometrinae<small> AH Clark, 1909</small>
- genus Coccometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 3 species
- genus Thysanometra<small> AH Clark, 1907 </small> -- 2 species
- unassigned
- genus Adelometra<small> AH Clark, 1907</small> -- 1 species
- genus Anisometra<small> John, 1939</small> -- 1 species
- genus Athrypsometra<small> Messing & White, 2001</small> -- 4 species
- genus Balanometra<small> Clark, 1909</small> -- 1 species
- genus Caryometra<small> AH Clark, 1936</small> -- 6 species
- genus Cyclometra<small> AH Clark, 1911</small> -- 2 species
- genus Eometra<small> Clark, 1936</small> -- 2 species
- genus Eumorphometra<small> Clark, 1915</small> -- 5 species
- genus Hybometra<small> AH Clark, 1913</small> -- 1 species
- genus Kempometra<small> John, 1938</small> -- 1 species
- genus Leptometra<small> AH Clark, 1908</small> -- 2 species
- genus Microcomatula<small> AH Clark, 1918</small> -- 1 species
- genus Poliometra<small> AH Clark, 1923</small> -- 1 species
- genus Promachocrinus<small> Carpenter, 1879</small> -- 5 species
- genus Solanometra<small> Clark, 1911 </small> -- 1 species
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