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Red ophiocoma

Ophiomastix wendtii

Classification

Ophiomastix wendtii, also known by its common name, the red ophiocoma, and formerly as Ophiocoma wendtii, is a species of brittle stars that inhabits coral reefs from Bermuda to Brazil, primarily in the Caribbean sea. These brittle stars have long, thin arms emanating from a small, disk-shaped body, and club-like spines along its arms. They are about the size of an outstretched human hand.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 7United Kingdom · 6Brazil · 3Netherlands · 2United States of America · 2