Location: Turks and Caicos
Oersted's Brittle Star
Ophiothrix oerstedii
Oersted's Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: 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)
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