Antedonidae

{{Short description|Family of crinoids}}

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| image = Antedon_mediterranea_(Lamarck,_1816).jpg

| image_caption = Antedon mediterranea

| taxon = Antedonidae

| authority = Norman, 1865 [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123148 Antedonidae ] World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision = See text

}}

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.[http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=echinodermata&id=16&menuentry=groepen Family Antedonidae] Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

Genera

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The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:

References

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Category:Echinoderm families