Biology:Ophiolepis cincta

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Short description: Species of brittle star

Ophiolepis cincta
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At La Réunion
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Amphilepidida
Family: Ophiolepididae
Genus: Ophiolepis
Species:
O. cincta
Binomial name
Ophiolepis cincta
Müller & Troschel, 1842

Ophiolepis cincta is a brittle star in the family Ophiolepididae, first described in 1842 by Johannes Peter Müller and Franz Hermann Troschel.[1][2] Ophiolepis garretti is said to be a synonym,[3] but this is not certain.[1]

Distribution

In Australia this brittle star is found at depths of 0-30 m off the coasts of the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia, from Rowley Shoals, WA to Swain Reefs in Queensland.[1] Elsewhere it is found in tropical intertidal and subtidal waters in Indian Ocean and west and central Pacific Ocean.[4][3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3544982 entry