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Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata Pacific Spiny Brittlestar, Western Spiny Brittle Star

Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata wird umgangssprachlich oft als Schlangensterne bezeichnet.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

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Some multicolored spiny brittlestars, Ophiothrix spiculata. In some areas, you can barely touch the bottom without hitting one of these.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
4953 
AphiaID:
244192 
Scientific:
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata 
German:
Pazifischer Stacheliger Schlangenstern, Westlicher Stacheliger Schlangenstern 
English:
Pacific Spiny Brittlestar, Western Spiny Brittle Star 
Category:
Brittle stars 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiotrichidae (Family) > Ophiothrix (Genus) > (Ophiothrix) spiculata (Species) 
Initial determination:
Le Conte, 1851 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Alaska , Canada Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 2059 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 14.96" (38 cm) 
Temperature:
4,1 °F - 11,1 °F (4,1°C - 11,1°C) 
Food:
Detritus, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Ophiothrix accedens
  • Ophiothrix ailsae
  • Ophiothrix amphibola
  • Ophiothrix angulata
  • Ophiothrix aristulata
  • Ophiothrix armata
  • Ophiothrix berberis
  • Ophiothrix brachyactis
  • Ophiothrix caespitosa
  • Ophiothrix ciliaris
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-01-12 13:06:50 

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Le Conte, 1851

epibenthic echinoderm.

Synonymised taxa:
Ophiothrix dumosa Lyman, 1860
Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. nathistoc (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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