Unidentified brittlestar 6
©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified brittlestar 6 in a colony of coral Montipora monasteriata cf. on a vertical surface at MacGillivray Reef near Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Several Unidentified brittlestar 6 in a colony of coral Montipora monasteriata cf. on a vertical surface at MacGillivray Reef near Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Several Unidentified brittlestar 6 in a colony of coral Montipora monasteriata cf. on a vertical surface at MacGillivray Reef near Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Ophiurida
Species
Unidentified brittlestar 6
Distinguishing features
Disc hidden within coral, arms exposed for filter feeding. Possibly a species of Ophiactis. Similar (same?) species lives densely within large, solid, black sponges (Rhopaloeides odorabile)- no photo yet.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
