Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. At present a total of...
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Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found along the Pacific coast of...
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Ophiothrix fragilis is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is found around the coasts of western Europe and is known in Britain as the...
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found from Massachusetts to Brazil, and the common European brittle star (Ophiothrix fragilis). Deep-water species tend to live in or on the sea floor or adhere...
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special ecological value, containing, it is estimated, a concentration of Ophiothrix oerstedi brittle stars at up to 434 individuals per square metre, because...
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Ophiothrix angulata, the angular brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found in the warm waters of the western...
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semperi Ophiothela mirabilis Ophiothrix foveolata Ophiothrix fragilis Ophiothrix spiculata Ophiothrix suensonii Ophiothrix angulata MarineSpecies.org -...
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Ophiothrix suensoni, Suenson's brittle star or the sponge brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found in the...
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frequently colonized by Umimayanthus parasiticus, a colonial anemone, and Ophiothrix suensonii, a brittle star. It feeds on plankton and detritus. The color...
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miliaris, 'recorded at 85.5% and 56.0% of stations respectively', as well as Ophiothrix fragilis, recorded at '25.5% (by biomass)'. In 2012, Lin Baldock and Paul...
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a gastropod species endemic to Micronesia Ophiothrix fragilis, an echinoderm species in the genus Ophiothrix Opuntia fragilis, the brittle prickly pear...
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nigra is often found living in association with another brittle star, Ophiothrix fragilis. Numerous individuals of these two species sometimes form dense...
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gibbosa Spiny starfish, Marthasterias glacialis Common brittle star, Ophiothrix fragilis Serpent star, Ophiura ophiura Sea urchins Edible sea urchin,...
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out horizontally from rock faces. It often has the sponge brittle star (Ophiothrix suensoni) living on its surface. Sponges are often eaten by sea stars...
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Life (EOL) Ophiothrix angulata Angular Brittle Star". EOL. Retrieved 2013-10-18. "World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata...
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Ascidia mentula and Ascidia virginea. Echinoderms such as the brittle star Ophiothrix fragilis are frequently seen with their arms protruding from rock cracks...
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brittlestar Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) purpurea von Martens, 1867 Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887 Ophiothrix fragilis...
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Ophiopteris papillosa Flat-spined brittle star Ophiothrix rudis Rough banded brittle star Ophiothrix spiculata Western spiny brittle star Ophiura luetkenii...
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Ophiocten Ophioglyphoida Ophiolancea Ophiomusium Ophiopetra Ophiopinna Ophiothrix Ophiotitanos Ophiotrigonum Ophiura Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Ophiurella Ophiurina...
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caenosa Macrophiothrix paucispina Ophiothela danae Ophiothrix caespitosa Ophiothrix ciliaris Ophiothrix spongicola Ophiocoma dentata Ophiocoma erinaceus...
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duboisi A sand dollar. Neognathostomata Indeterminate An immature specimen. A sea urchin. Ophiocoma O. sp. A brittle star. Ophiothrix O. sp. A brittle star....
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other echinoderms. A study in the Irish Sea found that the brittle stars, Ophiothrix fragilis and Ophiura albida, and the sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris...
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Fiore et al. 2007 Chakia Komárková et al. 2013 Kyrtuthrix Ercegović 1929 Ophiothrix Sant'Anna et al. 2010 Petalonema Berkeley ex Correns 1889 Scytonema Agardh...
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urchins Echinus esculentus and Psammechinus miliaris, the brittle star Ophiothrix fragilis, the starfish Asterias rubens and the whelk Buccinum undatum...
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Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star / black serpent star) Ophiopsila annulosa Ophiothrix fragilis (common brittle star) Ophiocten affinis Ophiura albida (serpent’s...
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populations of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris and the brittle star Ophiothrix fragilis. On the Georges Bank, Massachusetts, the seabed community is...
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purple Asterias rubens, the tiny Asterina gibbosa and the exotic-looking Ophiothrix fragilis brittle star. Paracentrotus lividus is the general urchin locally...
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O. exigua may refer to: Ophiothrix exigua, a brittle star Oplitis exigua, a mite with a single pair of spiracles positioned laterally on the body Oreodera...
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Turbonilla rathbuni Verrill & Smith, 1880 Propebela rathbuni Verrill, 1884 Ophiothrix rathbuni Ludwig, 1882 Paralithodes rathbuni (J. E. Benedict, 1895) Aphyocharax...
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†Ophiocten †Ophioglyphoida †Ophiolancea †Ophiomusium †Ophiopetra †Ophiopinna †Ophiothrix †Ophiotitanos †Ophiotrigonum †Ophioxenikos †Ophiura †Ophiurella †Ophiurina...
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