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Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata Angular Brittle star

Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata is commonly referred to as Angular 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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Ophiothrix angulata,Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands 2025


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lexID:
5185 
AphiaID:
244162 
Scientific:
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata 
German:
Schlangenstern 
English:
Angular Brittle Star 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiotrichidae (Family) > Ophiothrix (Genus) > (Ophiothrix) angulata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Say, ), 1825 
Occurrence:
Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Mexico (East Pacific), North-West-Atlantic, Panama, the Caribbean, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela 
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:
1 - 540 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Coralline algae reef, Gravel soil, Mangrove Zones, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Soft grounds, Sponge areas 
Size:
0" - 0" (0,2cm - 0,8cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Filter feeder, Phytoplankton 
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:
  • 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:
2025-04-22 14:51:06 

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Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825)

the angular brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Synonymised names
Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825) · alternative representation
Ophiothrix caribaea Lütken, 1856 · unaccepted (synonymised by Verrill (1899))
Ophiothrix hispida Ayres, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym acc. to Lyman (1882))
Ophiothrix kroyeri Lütken, 1856 · unaccepted (synonymised by Verrill (1899))
Ophiura angulata Say, 1825 · unaccepted

Direct children (5)
Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1918
Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata phlogina H.L. Clark, 1918
Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata phoinissa H.L. Clark, 1918
Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata poecila H.L. Clark, 1918
Subspecies Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata violacea (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

External links

  1. researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 22.04.2025.
  2. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 22.04.2025.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 22.04.2025.

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Ophiothrix angulata,Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands 2025

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