Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Reticulated Brittle Star
Ophionereis reticulata
Reticulated Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophionereis reticulata
Size: disk 0.5 to 0.75 in. (1.2 to 1.8 cm)  
Depth: 0-700 ft. (0-200 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Bermuda
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Amphilepidida (Order)
    └Ophionereididae (Family)
     └Ophionereis (Genus)

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