Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Oersted's Brittle Star
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii
Oersted's Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii
Size: Arms up to 2.5 in. (7 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Amphilepidida (Order)
    └Ophiotrichidae (Family)
     └Ophiothrix (Genus)
      └Ophiothrix (Subgenus)
       └O. oerstedii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 244182🔗
iNaturalist ID: 468738🔗

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