Ophiomyxa brevirima Soft Skinned Brittle-star

Ophiomyxa brevirimais commonly referred to as Soft Skinned Brittle-star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12625 

AphiaID:

243858 

Scientific:

Ophiomyxa brevirima 

German:

Weichhäutiger-Schlangenstern 

English:

Soft Skinned Brittle-star 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiomyxidae (Family) > Ophiomyxa (Genus) > brevirima (Species) 

Initial determination:

H.L. Clark, 1915 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

1 - 1100 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

44.6 °F - 84.2 °F (7°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ophiomyxa anisacantha
• 
  Ophiomyxa australis
  Schlangenstern
• Ophiomyxa bengalensis
• Ophiomyxa brevicauda
• 
  Ophiomyxa brevirima
  Weichhäutiger-Schlangenstern
• Ophiomyxa compacta
• Ophiomyxa crinita
• Ophiomyxa duskiensis
• Ophiomyxa fisheri
• 
  Ophiomyxa flaccida
  Roter Riesenschlangenstern
• Ophiomyxa longipeda
• Ophiomyxa neglecta
• Ophiomyxa panamensis
• Ophiomyxa pentagona
• Ophiomyxa punctata
• Ophiomyxa serpentaria
• Ophiomyxa stimpsonii
• Ophiomyxa tenuispina
• Ophiomyxa tumida
• Ophiomyxa vivipara
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-12-07 20:10:50 

Last edit:

2019-12-07 21:02:32 

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