Ophiothrix spiculata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Amphilepidida
- Family
- Ophiotrichidae
- Genus
- Ophiothrix
- Species
- Ophiothrix spiculata
- Scientific Name
- Ophiothrix spiculata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Ophiothrix spiculata
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. 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. This species was first described by J. L. Le Conte in 1851.
...Ophiothrix spiculata in languages:
- English
- Western Spiny Brittle Star
- Thai
- ดาวเปราะหนามตะวันตก
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Ophiothrix accedens
- Ophiothrix ailsae
- Ophiothrix aristulata
- Ophiothrix caespitosa
- Ophiothrix ciliaris
- Ophiothrix consecrata
- Ophiothrix contenta
- Ophiothrix crassispina
- Ophiothrix deposita
- Ophiothrix dyscrita
- Ophiothrix echinotecta
- Ophiothrix elegans
- Ophiothrix exigua
- Ophiothrix foveolata
- Ophiothrix infirma
- Ophiothrix koreana
- Ophiothrix leucospida
- Ophiothrix liodisca
- Ophiothrix miles
- Ophiothrix oerstedii
- Ophiothrix panchyendyta
- Ophiothrix pavida
- Ophiothrix picteti
- Ophiothrix plana
- Ophiothrix prostrata
- Ophiothrix roseocoerulans
- Ophiothrix rotata
- Ophiothrix rudis
- Ophiothrix savignyi
- Ophiothrix spiculata
- Ophiothrix tradita
- Ophiothrix tricuspida
- Ophiothrix trilineata
- Ophiothrix trindadensis
- Ophiothrix vitrea































































































































































