Amphiodia occidentalis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Amphilepidida
- Family
- Amphiuridae
- Genus
- Amphiodia
- Species
- Amphiodia occidentalis
- Scientific Name
- Amphiodia occidentalis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Amphiodia occidentalis
Amphiodia occidentalis, the long-armed brittle star, is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Amphiuridae. It is found in the Eastern Pacific coast from Alaska to USA, often on the seafloor within intertidal and subtidal zones. Within these areas, it is often found buried a few centimeters under the sand with 2 or 3 arms extending through the surface.
...Amphiodia occidentalis in languages:
- English
- Long-armed Brittle Star
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Amphiodia
- Amphiodia akosmos
- Amphiodia crassa
- Amphiodia craterodmeta
- Amphiodia cyclaspis
- Amphiodia debita
- Amphiodia dividua
- Amphiodia frigida
- Amphiodia grisea
- Amphiodia guillermosoberoni
- Amphiodia habilis
- Amphiodia minuta
- Amphiodia occidentalis
- Amphiodia oerstedi
- Amphiodia olivacea
- Amphiodia periercta
- Amphiodia planispina
- Amphiodia platyspina
- Amphiodia psara
- Amphiodia pulchella
- Amphiodia sculptilis
- Amphiodia tabogae
- Amphiodia trychna
- Amphiodia vicina
- Amphiodia violacea
- Amphispina




















































































































































