Ophiopholis kennerlyi Daisy Brittle Star

Ophiopholis kennerlyi is commonly referred to as Daisy 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.

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lexID:

15364 

AphiaID:

243916 

Scientific:

Ophiopholis kennerlyi 

German:

Gänseblümchen-Schlangenstern 

English:

Daisy Brittle Star 

Category:

Slangsterren 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiopholidae (Family) > Ophiopholis (Genus) > kennerlyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lyman, 1860 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 732 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

4,5 °F - 8,9 °F (4,5°C - 8,9°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ophiopholis aculeata
  Gänseblümchen-Schlangenstern, Spalten-Schlangenstern
• Ophiopholis bakeri
• Ophiopholis brachyactis
• Ophiopholis japonica
• 
  Ophiopholis kennerlyi
  Gänseblümchen-Schlangenstern
• Ophiopholis longispina
• Ophiopholis mirabilis
• Ophiopholis pilosa

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-11-16 19:55:39 

Last edit:

2024-07-24 19:40:03 

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