Anilao, Philippines
Dumaguete, Philippines
Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star
Ophiothrix purpurea
Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophiothrix purpurea
Size: Arms up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
└Ophiuroidea (Class)
└Ophintegrida (Superorder)
└Amphilepidida (Order)
└Ophiotrichidae (Family)
└Ophiothrix (Genus)
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