Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star
Blunt-Spined Brittle Star
Scientific Name: Ophiocoma echinata
Order: Ophiurida
Category: Brittle Stars
Size: disk 0.75 to 1 in. (1.8 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 5-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Brittle Stars

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

Variable Brittle Star

Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star

Crevice Brittle Star

Banded Brittle Star

Burrowing Brittle Stars

Sponge Brittle Star

Ruby Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star

Spiny Brittle Star

Feather Stars
Sea Stars
Sea Urchins
Sea Cucumbers
Basket Stars


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