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Lagoon Brittle Star

Ophiocoma scolopendrina

Classification

Ophiocoma scolopendrina is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Restricted to life in the intertidal, they live in the Indo-Pacific. They can typically be found within crevices or beneath borders on intertidal reef platforms.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 80United States of America · 23United Kingdom · 9