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Ophiothrix fragilis Common brittle star

Ophiothrix fragilis is commonly referred to as Common brittle star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ophiothrix fragilis (Hairy brittle star),Port Elizabeth 2010,Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
701 
AphiaID:
125131 
Scientific:
Ophiothrix fragilis 
German:
Zerbrechlicher Schlangenstern, Gemeiner Schalngenstern 
English:
Common Brittle Star 
Category:
Slangsterren 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiotrichidae (Family) > Ophiothrix (Genus) > fragilis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, ), 1789 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Belgium, Danmark, European Coasts, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Red Sea, South-Africa, Sweden, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
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 - 1244 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Mudflat, Wadden Sea, Rock crevices, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
5,1 °F - 11,3 °F (5,1°C - 11,3°C) 
Food:
Detritus 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Ophiothrix accedens
  • Ophiothrix ailsae
  • Ophiothrix amphibola
  • Ophiothrix angulata
  • Ophiothrix aristulata
  • Ophiothrix armata
  • Ophiothrix berberis
  • Ophiothrix brachyactis
  • Ophiothrix caespitosa
  • Ophiothrix ciliaris
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-19 19:42:09 

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Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)

Synonymised names
Asteria cuvierii Delle Chiaje, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asteria ferussacii Delle Chiaje, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias echinata Delle Chiaje, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias fragilis Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias pentaphylla Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Asterias rubra Delle Chiaje, 18?? · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocoma minuta Forbes, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocoma rosula Forbes, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophionyx scutellum (Grube, 1840) · unaccepted (see status note)
Ophiothrix alba Grube, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym acc. to H.L. Clark (1915))
Ophiothrix alopecurus Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix cuvierii (Delle Chiaje, 1828) · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix echinata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) · unaccepted
Ophiothrix ferussacii (Delle Chiaje, 1828) · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix fragilis triglochis Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Ophiothrix fragilis var. abildgaardi Koehler, 1921 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix fragilis var. echinata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix fragilis var. lusitanica Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix fragilis var. pentaphyllum Pennant, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix lusitanica Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix pentaphylla (Pennant, 1777) · unaccepted
Ophiothrix rammelsbergii Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix rubra Ljungman, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiothrix triglochis Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Ophiura scutellum Grube, 1840 · unaccepted (transferred to Ophionyx by...)

Direct children (6)
Forma Ophiothrix fragilis f. nuda Madsen, 1970
Subspecies Ophiothrix fragilis triglochis Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Variety Ophiothrix fragilis var. abildgaardi Koehler, 1921 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
Variety Ophiothrix fragilis var. echinata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
Variety Ophiothrix fragilis var. lusitanica Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)
Variety Ophiothrix fragilis var. pentaphyllum Pennant, 1777 accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (synonym)

External links

  1. Habitas (Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Species Identifikation (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Unterwasser-Welt-Ostsee (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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