Species

Ophiothrix spiculata (Western spiny brittle star)

Ophiothrix spiculata. Photo: (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Ophiuroidea (Brittle stars)
        Subclass: Myophiuroida
        Infraclass: Metophiurida
        Superorder: Ophintegrida
        Order: Amphilepidida (Amphilepididans)
        Suborder: Gnathophiurina
        Superfamily: Ophiactoidea
        Family: Ophiotrichidae
        Genus: Ophiothrix
        Subgenus: Ophiothrix
        Species: Ophiothrix spiculata (Western spiny brittle star)

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