Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Banded Brittle Star
Ophiolepis superba
Banded Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophiolepis superba
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Amphilepidida (Order)
    └Ophiolepididae (Family)
     └Ophiolepis (Genus)
      └O. superba (Species)
WoRMS ID: 213464🔗
iNaturalist ID: 338218🔗

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