Leptometra

{{Short description|Genus of crinoids}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Leptometra celtica 7080.jpg

| image_caption = Leptometra celtica

| taxon = Leptometra

| authority = A. H. Clark, 1908 [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123354 Leptometra - AH Clark, 1908] World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

}}

Leptometra is a genus of free-swimming, stemless crinoids.

Characteristics

Members of this genus have no stems but have five pairs of feathery arms arising from a central concave disc. There are a number of long cirri or unbranched appendages on a low, cone-shaped dorsal ossicle, a bone-like structure in the centre of the disc.

Species

The following species are recognised in the World Register of Marine Species:

References

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Category:Antedonidae

Category:Crinoid genera

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