Ophionereis dubia dubia Striped brittle star

Ophionereis dubia dubiais commonly referred to as Striped brittle star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy.

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lexID:: 12309
AphiaID:: 447230

Scientific:: Ophionereis dubia dubia
German:: Schlangenstern
English:: Striped Brittle Star

Category:: Brittle stars

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophionereididae (Family) > Ophionereis (Genus) > dubia dubia (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Troschel, ), 1842

Occurrence:: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Australia, China, East Africa, Guam, Indo Pacific, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Pakistan, South-Africa, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C)
Food:: Detritus, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophionereis albomaculata
Ophionereis amphilogus
Ophionereis andamanensis
Ophionereis annulata
Gebänderter-Schlangenstern
Ophionereis australis
Ophionereis degeneri
Ophionereis diabloensis
Schlangenstern
Ophionereis dolabriformis
Ophionereis eurybrachiplax
Ophionereis fasciata
Schlangenstern
Ophionereis fusca
Ophionereis hexactis
Ophionereis intermedia
Ophionereis lineata
Ophionereis novaezelandiae
Ophionereis olivacea
Ophionereis perplexa
Ophionereis porrecta
Gestreifter Schlangenstern
Ophionereis reticulata
Schlangenstern
Ophionereis sasakii
Ophionereis schayeri
Ophionereis semoni
Ophionereis sexradia
Ophionereis squamulosa
Ophionereis sykesi
Ophionereis thryptica
Ophionereis tigris
Ophionereis variegata
Ophionereis vittata
Ophionereis vivipara

More related species in this lexicon:

Ophionereis dubia dubia
Schlangenstern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-08-13 07:51:38
Last edit:: 2019-09-07 18:51:28

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Ophionereis dubia dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Found at low tide in rocky intertidal on pebbly substratum. Also found on coarse sand and among different macroalgae Ophionereis species inhabits reef areas in crevices and under rocks.
Feeds on detritus and minute animals.

Synonymised names:
Ophiocrasis dictydisca H.L. Clark, 1911
Ophiocrasis marktanneri Matsumoto, 1915
Ophiolepis dubia Müller & Troschel, 1842
Ophionereis dictydisca (H.L. Clark, 1911)
Ophionereis dubia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)· accepted, alternate representation
Ophionereis dubia dubai (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (probably slip of the pen)
Ophionereis dubia sinensis Duncan, 1879
Ophionereis dubia var. sinensis Duncan, 1879
Ophionereis stigma H.L. Clark, 1938

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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