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Sericeum Brittle Star

Ophiocten sericeum

Classification

Ophiura sarsii or the notched brittle star is a benthic, marine, cold-water species of brittle star found commonly in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic seas. This species was discovered by Christian Frederik Lütken in 1855. They are commonly red or brown.

Distribution

(c) Schmidt et al. (2024), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 188Norway · 9United States of America · 1