also: うみしだもく
noun
Comatulida; feather stars
Taxonomic order of crinoids commonly known as feather stars. Used in biological classification.
See also: ウミシダ
ウミシダ目はウミユリ綱に属する棘皮動物の一群である。
Comatulida is a group of echinoderms belonging to the class Crinoidea.
Refers to an individual feather star, while ウミシダ目 is the taxonomic order.
From ウミシダ (feather star) + 目 (taxonomic order). The kanji form 海羊歯 literally means 'sea fern'.