Tropiometra afra is a species of feather star in the family Tropiometridae.[2][3] The nominate subspecies T. a. afra occurs around New Zealand as well as Australia (Lord Howe Island, Fremantle, and New South Wales).,[1][4] while the subspecies T. a. macrodiscus is found at Hong Kong, Japan, and the Bonin islands;[5] it is the most common crinoid species in Hong Kong.[6]: 36
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | Comatulida |
| Family: | Tropiometridae |
| Genus: | Tropiometra |
| Species: | T. afra
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| Tropiometra afra (Hartlaub, 1890)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Tropiometra afra". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Tropiometra afra" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Tropiometra afra (Crinoid)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ O'Hara, Timothy; Byrne, Maria (2017-06-01). Australian Echinoderms: Biology, Ecology and Evolution. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4863-0764-7.
- ^ Johnson, Craig (2012-10-30). Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, January 5-9 2009, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-203-63156-0.
- ^ Scott, P. J. B. (1984-05-01). The Corals of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-033-0.