Cancerilla tubulata

Cancerilla tubulata

Classification

Class: Copepoda
Order: Siphonostomatoida
Family: Cancerillidae

Amphipholis squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species complex of brittle stars in the family Amphiuridae. Description This species is small, grey to bluish-white, and phosphorescent. Brooding individuals emit more light than non-brooding individuals.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionAmphipholis squamata, Wikipedia contributors

Cancerilla tubulata

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