Comanthus japonica (English spelling)

Japanese: Comanthus japonica(英語表記)Comanthusjaponica
Comanthus japonica (English spelling)

...Many species of sea stars, including annelids (scutellaria), polychaetes, crabs, shrimps, and brittle stars, live symbiotically or parasitically on the body of sea ferns. The Japanese sea star Comanthus japonica ( Oxycomanthus japonica ) has a black-brown upper body, orange barbs and dorsal surface, and about 40 arms about 15 cm long. It is found in the central and southern parts of Honshu, and is commonly found on rock shelves below the intertidal zone.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Comanthus japonica" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウミシダの体には環形動物のスイクチムシ類,多毛類,カニ,エビ,クモヒトデ類など多くの種類が共生したり,外部寄生している。ニッポンウミシダComanthus japonica(=Oxycomanthus japonica)は体の上面が黒褐色で,羽枝の末端と背面は橙色,長さ15cmほどの腕が40本前後ある。本州中部以南に分布し,潮間帯下の岩棚などにふつうに見られる。…

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