His stellis marinis sunt inter 6 et 16 bracchia attenuata, quibus pro victu suspendendi utuntur.[3] Aliae proprietates sunt singula series marginalium, coniunctus laminarum disci anulus, inopia laminarum actinalium, columna ambulacriformis ad laminas abactinales reducta, et transversae pedicellariae.[4]
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