Alexander Semenov, Russland
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Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Ophiothrix is a large genus that is currently divided into the following three subgenera: Acanthophiothrix, Ophiothrix and Theophiothrix.
Brittle stars are a moderately popular invertebrate in fishkeeping. They can easily thrive in marine tanks, in fact the micro brittle star is a common "hitchhiker" that will propagate and become common in almost any saltwater tank, if one happens to come along on some live rock.
Larger brittle stars are popular because, unlike asteriodae, they are not generally seen as a threat to coral, and are also faster-moving and more active than their more archetypical cousins
Synonymised names
Ophionyx savignyi Müller & Troschel, 1842
Ophiothrix beata Koehler, 1907 (synonymized by Mortensen (1926))
Ophiothrix otiosa Koehler, 1898
Ophiothrix savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)· accepted, alternate representation
Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Ophiothrix is a large genus that is currently divided into the following three subgenera: Acanthophiothrix, Ophiothrix and Theophiothrix.
Brittle stars are a moderately popular invertebrate in fishkeeping. They can easily thrive in marine tanks, in fact the micro brittle star is a common "hitchhiker" that will propagate and become common in almost any saltwater tank, if one happens to come along on some live rock.
Larger brittle stars are popular because, unlike asteriodae, they are not generally seen as a threat to coral, and are also faster-moving and more active than their more archetypical cousins
Synonymised names
Ophionyx savignyi Müller & Troschel, 1842
Ophiothrix beata Koehler, 1907 (synonymized by Mortensen (1926))
Ophiothrix otiosa Koehler, 1898
Ophiothrix savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)· accepted, alternate representation
