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Ophiothrix spiculata
Species of brittle star / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found along the Pacific coast of North and South America from below the San Francisco Bay to Peru.[1] Individuals come in a variety of colors, although usually with orange longitudinal stripes on the arms, and the body can measure up to 2 cm across.[1] This species was first described by J. L. Le Conte in 1851.[2]
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Ophiothrix spiculata | |
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Colima, Mexico, 2023 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Ophiurida |
Family: | Ophiotrichidae |
Genus: | Ophiothrix |
Species: | O. spiculata |
Binomial name | |
Ophiothrix spiculata (LeConte, 1851) | |
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