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From: Comatulids (Crinoidea, Comatulida) chemically defend against coral fish by themselves, without assistance from their symbionts

Figure 2

The taste attractiveness of comatulids for fish. Tested species numbers: 1 – Comaster nobilis; 2 – Clarckomanthus alternans; 3 – Stephanometra indica; 4 – Anneissia pinguis; 5 – Comanthus gisleni; 6 – Himerometra robustipinna; 7 – Cenometra bella; 8 – Comanthus parvicirrus; 9 – Colobometra perspinosa; and 10 – Lamprometra palmata. Shaded bars – the significant difference (P < 0.05) in consumption of flavoured pellets in relation to the control Photo courtesy of O.V. Savinkin and Yu.V. Deart.

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