Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika
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Amphiura (Amphiura) capensis Ljungman, 1867
Amphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic.
These brittle stars have very long arms, that's why they are also called serpent stars. You can see them mostly at night, during the day they hide in crevices and underneath coral blocks. Some brittlestars such as Amphiura bury in the sand and only show a couple arms above the surface.
Location: South African Exclusive Economic Zone
Synonymised names:
Amphiura adjecta Mortensen, 1933 (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1974))
Amphiura capensis Ljungman, 1867· accepted, alternate representation
Amphiura compressa Mortensen, 1933
Amphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic.
These brittle stars have very long arms, that's why they are also called serpent stars. You can see them mostly at night, during the day they hide in crevices and underneath coral blocks. Some brittlestars such as Amphiura bury in the sand and only show a couple arms above the surface.
Location: South African Exclusive Economic Zone
Synonymised names:
Amphiura adjecta Mortensen, 1933 (synonymized by A.M. Clark (1974))
Amphiura capensis Ljungman, 1867· accepted, alternate representation
Amphiura compressa Mortensen, 1933
