Biology:Amphiura callida
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Short description: Species of brittle star
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | Ophiuroidea
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| Species: | A. callida
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| Amphiura callida Albuquerque, Campos-Creasey & Guille, 2001
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Amphiura callida is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Amphiuridae. It is only known from the continental shelf off the coast of Cabo Frio, southeastern Brazil (depth 50 m).
This is a rather robust brittle star with a disc diameter of up to 10 mm and an arm length of up to 45 mm. It can be distinguished from its congeners from the leaf-like shape of the distal oral papillae and the presence of groups of two to seven spines along the entire length of the arm.
References
- Maria da Natividade ALBUQUERQUE, Lúcia S. CAMPOS-CREASEY & Alain GUILLE (2001). "Two new species of Amphiuridae (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from the southeastern coast of Brazil". Zoosystema 23 (3): 591–604. http://www.mnhn.fr/publication/zoosyst/z01n3a13.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2156825 entry
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