Savigny's Brittle Star

Ophiactis savignyi

Classification

Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Amphilepidida
Family: Ophiactidae

Ophiactis savignyi is a species of brittle star in the family Ophiactidae, commonly known as Savigny's brittle star or the little brittle star. It occurs in the tropical and subtropical parts of all the world's oceans and is thought to be the brittle star with the most widespread distribution. It was first described by the German zoologists Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel in 1842.

Distribution

Costa DA, Dolbeth M, Prata J, da Silva FA, da Silva GMB, de Freitas PRS, Christoffersen ML, de Lima SFB, Massei K, de Lucena RFP · CC BY

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Sources and credits

PhotoCosta DA, Dolbeth M, Prata J, da Silva FA, da Silva GMB, de Freitas PRS, Christoffersen ML, de Lima SFB, Massei K, de Lucena RFP · CC BY DescriptionOphiactis savignyi, Wikipedia contributors

Savigny's Brittle Star

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