---
title: "Variable Bushy Feather Star"
description: "Comaster schlegelii — Inne zwierzęta. Comaster schlegelii, the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/variable-bushy-feather-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variable Bushy Feather Star

> Comaster schlegelii — Inne zwierzęta. Comaster schlegelii, the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae.

- Scientific name: *Comaster schlegelii*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 673
- Wikidata: [Q3457867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3457867)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204604](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204604)

## Names

- en: Variable Bushy Feather Star
- fr: Comatule de Schlegel

## Countries with the most observations

MV (107), ID (43), MH (25), PH (22), TH (19), FM (14), MM (13), VN (12), VU (10), NC (8), AU (7), MP (6)

## Summary

Comaster schlegelii, the variable bushy feather star, is a crinoid in the family Comatulidae. It was previously classified as Comanthina schlegeli but further research showed that it was better placed in the genus Comaster. It is found on shallow water reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comaster_schlegelii

## Photo

![Variable Bushy Feather Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/variable-bushy-feather-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: laiet17 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394926382

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/variable-bushy-feather-star?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).