> [!summary]- Classification
**Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md)
**Phylum**:: [Echinodermata](Echinodermata.md)
**Subphylum**:: Crinozoa
**Superclass**::
**Class**:: Crinoidea
**Subclass**:: Articulata
**Superorder**::
**Order**:: Comatulida
**Suborder**:: Comatulidina
**Superfamily**:: Mariametroidea
**Family**:: Mariametridae
**Subfamily**::
**Genus**:: Stephanometra
**Species**:: S. indica
**Vernacular**:: Indian crinoid (proposal)
## Photos
*[106 - 2022-12-01 - Naama Bay Beach - Sharm Al Sheikh - Egypt](106%20-%202022-12-01%20-%20Naama%20Bay%20Beach%20-%20Sharm%20Al%20Sheikh%20-%20Egypt.md) by night at ~5m.*
## Notes
Not sure of this identification sheet, as the picture is a bit far, but definitely not the common [Capilaster multiradiatus](Capilaster%20multiradiatus%20-%20Multiradiate%20feather%20star.md) that we can see in Egypt. It can be identified as of its red and white alternates on its arms.
## References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comatulida
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanometra_indica (fr ; #to-contribute in english)
- https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Stephanometra-indica-Comatule-indienne-proposition-3317 (fr ; #to-contribute)