Smooth Brittle-Star (Ophioderma longicaudum)

Invertebrateverified

Ophioderma longicaudum

(Bruzelius, 1805)

Smooth Brittle-Star

Also known as: Brown Brittle Star

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Taxonomy

Class

Ophiuroidea

Order

Ophiacanthida

Family

Ophiodermatidae

Where to find it

common

Cyprus

occasional

Tunisia

rare

Montenegro

Other species in Ophiodermatidae

Ophioderma cinereum

Ophioderma cinereum

Chocolate Brittle Star

Ophioderma phoenium

Ophioderma phoenium

Ophioderma brevispinum

Ophioderma brevispinum

Ophioderma appressum

Ophioderma appressum

Harlequin Brittle Star

Ophioderma brevicaudum

Ophioderma brevicaudum

Short Spined Ophioderma

Ophioderma rubicundum

Ophioderma rubicundum

Ruby Brittle Star

Ophioderma squamosissimum

Ophioderma squamosissimum

Scaly Brittle Star

Ophioderma guttatum

Spotted Brittle Star

Image: © Hubert Szczygieł (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source