comatula

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Comatula
    n 1: former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: {Comatula},
         {genus Comatula}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Comatula \Co*mat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus
   having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zool.)
   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}.
   [1913 Webster]