taxonID	type	description	language	source
AC5C727DA231FFD5FF780BA05770CE00.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Centrodorsal discoidal; cirri IX – XXXVI, 8 – 22, opposing spine mostly absent; aboral processes in distal cirrals generally absent though a weak spine sometimes develops on one or two cirrals; ten arms only; IBr series and (br 1 / 2) joined by synarthry; first syzygy at br 3 + 4; oral pinnules P 2, P 3, Pb and Pc present or absent; middle pinnulars of oral pinnules constricted in the middle, proximal and distal edges slightly flared, pinnular comb teeth up to P 6; confluent with exterior edge of the arm or nonconfluent; mouth excentric in adults.	en	De Souza, Tulio H., Martins, Luciana, Fukuda, Marcelo, Souto, Camilla (2025): A new species of Comatulidae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the southwestern Atlantic coast. Zootaxa 5716 (1): 93-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4
AC5C727DA231FFD5FF780BA05770CE00.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present diagnosis is largely based on Messing (1978) and is amended to include the morphological variation present within Comactinia.	en	De Souza, Tulio H., Martins, Luciana, Fukuda, Marcelo, Souto, Camilla (2025): A new species of Comatulidae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the southwestern Atlantic coast. Zootaxa 5716 (1): 93-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4
AC5C727DA231FFD5FF780BA05770CE00.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Comactinia echinoptera (Müller, 1840), by original designation. (type locality unknown).	en	De Souza, Tulio H., Martins, Luciana, Fukuda, Marcelo, Souto, Camilla (2025): A new species of Comatulidae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the southwestern Atlantic coast. Zootaxa 5716 (1): 93-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4
AC5C727DA232FFD6FF780EBB5388CAE3.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 5 Table 1 – 2)	en	De Souza, Tulio H., Martins, Luciana, Fukuda, Marcelo, Souto, Camilla (2025): A new species of Comatulidae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the southwestern Atlantic coast. Zootaxa 5716 (1): 93-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4
AC5C727DA232FFD6FF780EBB5388CAE3.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype. BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro, Campos Basin: 22 ° 41 ' 76 " S, 40 ° 51 ' 32 " W, 90 m, coll. R / V Emma McCall, st. J 500, 25. i. 2010, CD diameter 1.56 mm (MZUSP 4250). Paratypes. BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro, Campos Basin: 22 ° 25 ' S, 40 ° 35 ' W, 106 m, 1961, 10 specs (MZUSP 3377); 22 ° 41 ' S, 40 ° 51 ' W, 90 m, 25. i. 2010, 8 specs (MZUSP 3399); 22 ° 20 ' S, 40 ° 11 ' W, 202 m, 25. ii. 2010, 2 specs (MZUSP 3440); 22 ° 20 ' S, 40 ° 12 ' W, 178 m, 25. ii. 2010, 3 specs (MZUSP 3455); 22 ° 41 ' S, 40 ° 50 ' W, 93 m, 25. ii. 2010, 4 specs (ZUEC-CRI 17).	en	De Souza, Tulio H., Martins, Luciana, Fukuda, Marcelo, Souto, Camilla (2025): A new species of Comatulidae (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) from the southwestern Atlantic coast. Zootaxa 5716 (1): 93-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.1.4
