species: Ophiocoma schoenleinii in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Ophiocoma schoenleinii


©Anne Hoggett: Ophiocoma schoenleinii from under rubble at No Name Reef near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Ophiocoma schoenleinii from under rubble at No Name Reef near Lizard Island. Animal is upside down. Note grey tube feet.

©Anne Hoggett: Ophiocoma schoenleinii from under rubble at No Name Reef near Lizard Island. Animal is upside down. Note grey tube feet.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Family Ophiocomidae
Genus Ophiocoma
Species Ophiocoma schoenleinii

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Distinguishing features

A dark, medium-sized brittlestar with grey tube feet. Usually found under rubble. Extremely active when disturbed.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Benavides-Serrato, M. and T.D. O'Hara (2008). A new species in the Ophiocoma erinaceus complex from the South-west Pacific Ocean (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiocomidae), Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 65: 51-56. LIRS catalog number 1234.