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Ophiomastix wendtii
Species of brittle star / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ophiomastix wendtii, also known by its common name, the red ophiocoma, and formerly as Ophiocoma wendtii, is a species of brittle stars that inhabits coral reefs from Bermuda to Brazil, primarily in the Caribbean sea. These brittle stars have long, thin arms emanating from a small, disk-shaped body, and club-like spines along its arms. They are about the size of an outstretched human hand.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Ophiacanthida |
Family: | Ophiocomidae |
Genus: | Ophiomastix |
Species: | O. wendtii |
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Ophiomastix wendtii | |
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