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Amphiodia occidentalis Long-rayed Brittle Star, Snaky-armed Britlle Star

Amphiodia occidentalisis commonly referred to as Long-rayed Brittle Star, Snaky-armed Britlle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Amphiodia occidentalis, Long-rayed Brittle Star. Cayucos, CA 2015


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lexID:
14017 
AphiaID:
242666 
Scientific:
Amphiodia occidentalis 
German:
Langarmiger Schlangenstern 
English:
Long-rayed Brittle Star, Snaky-armed Britlle Star 
Category:
Brittle stars 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Amphiodia (Genus) > occidentalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lyman, ), 1860 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), Panama, USA 
Sea depth:
1 - 360 Meter 
Size:
up to 14.57" (37 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 51.8 °F (°C - 11°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Diatoms 
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:
  • Amphiodia akosmos
    Schlangenstern
  • Amphiodia assimilis
  • Amphiodia crassa
  • Amphiodia craterodmeta
  • Amphiodia cyclaspis
  • Amphiodia debita
  • Amphiodia digitata
  • Amphiodia dividua
  • Amphiodia duplicata
  • Amphiodia fissa
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-07-23 11:16:48 

Info

Amphiodia occidentalis (Lyman, 1860)

This brittle star has extremely long rays that are easely broken off. A lost appendage is readily regenerated by this.

These brittle stars burrow in the sand and are only exposed when rocks under which they are buried are lifted up.

Deed on diatoms and detritus.

Synonymised names:
Amphipholis occidentalis (Lyman, 1860)
Amphiura occidentalis Lyman, 1860

Scientific paper

  1. Erratum: Direct Development of the Brittle Star Amphiodia occidentalis (Ophiuroidea, Amphiuridae) from the Northeastern Pacific Ocean, , 2006
  2. Direct Development of the Brittle Star Amphiodia occidentalis (Ophiuroidea, Amphiuridae) from the Northeastern Pacific Ocean, Richard B. Emlet, 2006

External links

  1. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 23.07.2021.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 23.07.2021.

Pictures

Commonly

Amphiodia occidentalis (Asilomar) 2022
Amphiodia occidentalis, Long-armed Brittle Star Central Disc. Estero Bluffs State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 2013
Amphiodia occidentalis, Long-armed Brittle Star, Disc & Arms.Cayucos, CA 2015
Amphiodia occidentalis, Long-rayed Brittle Star, Oral Disc.Cayucos, CA 2015
Amphiodia occidentalis, Long-rayed Brittle Star. Cayucos, CA 2015

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