Ophiocoma echinata

Author
(Lamarck, 1816)
Common Names
  • Blunt-spined Brittle Star

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Ophiocoma echinata
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
Ophiocoma echinata
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
2
Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
24 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bermuda to Brazil, West Africa, Ascension Is.
Habitat-Biology
  • epibiotic
  • coral reef
  • seagrass
  • mangrove swamp
Microhabitat
  • cryptic fauna
  • coral fragments
References

  • Hendler, G., J. E. Miller, D. L. Pawson, and P. M. Kier. 1995. Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Allies: Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-01-2024.

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