Macrophiothrix nereidina Violet Brittle Star

Macrophiothrix nereidinais commonly referred to as Violet Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Brittlestar - Macrophiothrix nereidina,A brittle star with complex coloration and pattern. The disk was around 20mm with long purple arms reaching 10 inches. Bali 2019

Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 2236
AphiaID:: 213190

Scientific:: Macrophiothrix nereidina
German:: Violetter Schlangenstern
English:: Violet Brittle Star

Category:: Brittle stars

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiotrichidae (Family) > Macrophiothrix (Genus) > nereidina (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1816

Occurrence:: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 70 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Flakes, Plankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Macrophiothrix albolineata
Macrophiothrix albostriata
Macrophiothrix aspidota
Macrophiothrix bellax
Macrophiothrix belli
Macrophiothrix caenosa
Macrophiothrix callizona
Macrophiothrix capillaris
Macrophiothrix coerulea
Macrophiothrix demessa
Macrophiothrix elongata
Macrophiothrix encarsia
Macrophiothrix expedita
Macrophiothrix galatheae
Macrophiothrix hirsuta
Macrophiothrix hybrida
Macrophiothrix hymenacantha
Macrophiothrix koehleri
Macrophiothrix lampra
Macrophiothrix leucosticha
Macrophiothrix lineocaerulea
Macrophiothrix longipeda
Langarmiger Schlangenstern
Macrophiothrix lorioli
Macrophiothrix martensi
Macrophiothrix megapoma
Macrophiothrix melanosticta
Macrophiothrix michaelseni
Macrophiothrix microplax
Macrophiothrix nereidina
Violetter Schlangenstern
Macrophiothrix nobilis
Macrophiothrix obtusa
Macrophiothrix paucispina
Macrophiothrix pawsoni
Macrophiothrix propinqua
Macrophiothrix pulchra
Macrophiothrix rhabdota
Macrophiothrix robillardi
Macrophiothrix smaragdina
Macrophiothrix speciosa
Macrophiothrix spongicola
Macrophiothrix striolata
Macrophiothrix tenera
Macrophiothrix variabilis
Variabler Schlangenstern
Macrophiothrix vicina
Macrophiothrix virgata

More related species in this lexicon:

Macrophiothrix oliveri
Neuseeland-Schlangenstern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-05-19 15:52:37
Last edit:: 2021-09-16 13:32:32

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Macrophiothrix nereidina (Lamarck, 1816)

A large and startlingly bright pink and violet brittle star. Can be found hidden under stones, among sponges, corals and other marine life.

Synonymised names:
Ophiothrix (Keystonea) nereidina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
Ophiothrix andersoni Duncan, 1887 (synonym)
Ophiothrix cataphracta Martens, 1870 (synonym)
Ophiothrix nereidina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
Ophiotrichoides nereidina (Lamarck, 1816) (synonym)
Ophiura nereidina Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)

External links

underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 16.09.2021.
wildsingapore.com (en). Abgerufen am 16.09.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Brittlestar - Macrophiothrix nereidina,A brittle star with complex coloration and pattern. The disk was around 20mm with long purple arms reaching 10 inches. Bali 2019

Macrophiothrix nereidina Schlangenstern einzelner Arm auf einem Schwamm

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