Ophiura ophiura Serpent Brittle Star

Ophiura ophiura is commonly referred to as Serpent Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Ophiura ophiura Copyright Anne & Mat, Holland, Bild aus der Adria

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lexID:: 6515
AphiaID:: 124929

Scientific:: Ophiura ophiura
German:: Großer Schlangenstern
English:: Serpent Brittle Star

Category:: Slangsterren

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiuridae (Family) > Ophiura (Genus) > ophiura (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: the North Sea, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 4.72" - 5.51" (12cm - 14cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carrion, Detritus, omnivore, Predatory, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Alleen voor gevorderden
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophiura acervata
Ophiura aequalis
Ophiura aequatoris
Ophiura albata
Ophiura albida
Heller Schlangenstern
Ophiura ambigua
Ophiura amphitrites
Ophiura anoidea
Ophiura arntzi
Ophiura atacta
Ophiura bathybia
Ophiura brevispinosa
Ophiura caledonica
Ophiura calyptolepis
Ophiura carinifera
Ophiura carnea
Ophiura clemens
Ophiura crassa
Ophiura cryptolepis
Ophiura ctenophora
Ophiura euryplax
Ophiura falcifera
Ophiura fallax
Ophiura flagellata
Ophiura flexibilis
Ophiura floscellata
Ophiura fluctuans
Ophiura fraterna
Ophiura gagara
Ophiura grubei
Ophiura imbecillis
Ophiura imprudens
Ophiura innoxia
Ophiura jejuna
Ophiura kinbergi
Ophiura kofoidi
Ophiura lanceolata
Ophiura lenticularis
Ophiura leptoctenia
Ophiura lienosa
Ophiura ljungmani
Ophiura luetkenii
Grauer Schlangenstern, Small brittle star
Ophiura lymani
Ophiura maculata
Ophiura micracantha
Ophiura mimaria
Ophiura mitescens
Ophiura monostoecha
Ophiura mundata
Ophiura nana
Ophiura nitida
Ophiura ooplax
Ophiura ophiura
Großer Schlangenstern
Ophiura ossiculata
Ophiura palliata
Ophiura paucisquama
Ophiura plana
Ophiura platyacantha
Ophiura podica
Ophiura pteracantha
Ophiura quadrispina
Ophiura robusta
Ophiura rouchi
Ophiura rugosa
Ophiura sarsii
Ophiura saurura
Ophiura schmidtotti
Ophiura scomba
Ophiura scutellata
Ophiura spinicantha
Ophiura squamosa
Ophiura stellata
Ophiura stenobrachia
Ophiura tenera
Ophiura trimeni
Ophiura umitakamaruae
Ophiura undulata
Ophiura verrucosa
Ophiura violainae
Ophiura zebra

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-12-15 20:16:53
Last edit:: 2013-12-15 20:16:53

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonms:
Asterias ciliata O.F. Müller, 1776
Asterias ophiura Linnaeus, 1758
Ophioderma lacertosum (Lamarck, 1801)
Ophioglypha texturata (Lamarck, 1816)
Ophiura ciliaris Lamarck, 1816
Ophiura ciliata (Bruzelius in Retzius, 1783) non (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Ophiura lacertosa Lamarck, 1801
Ophiura textura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ophiura texturata Lamarck, 1816

External links

Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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