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Phylum
Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Brittle
Stars
HAWAII
Ophiocoma erinaceus
Punalu'u, Oahu, 4 feet
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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SPINY BRITTLE STAR
| Abundant under rocks in shallow water. Hawaii & the
Indo-Pacific. |
Ophiocoma pica
Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet |
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PIED BRITTLE STAR
| Inhabits branching coral. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
Ophiocoma brevipes
Punalu'u, Oahu, 3 feet |
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MOTTLED BRITTLE STAR
| Occasional under rocks in shallow water. Hawaii & the
Indo-Pacific. |
Various species
Makapu'u tidepool, Waimanalo, Oahu
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Moku O Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 2 feet |
Moku O Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 2 feet
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Moku O Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 2 feet |
Moku O Loe, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 2 feet
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100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet |
100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet
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| Many brittle stars require careful examination under a microscope to
verify identity. Common under stones, in crevices, and within
sponges. |
EASTERN PACIFIC
Ophiopteris papillosa
Rock Quarry, Catalina Island, California, 30 feet
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Rock Quarry, Catalina Island, California, 30 feet |
Rock Quarry, Catalina Island, California, 30 feet |
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BROWN BRITTLE STAR
| Common under rocks and in kelp holdfasts. British Columbia south
to Baja California. |
Ophiothrix spiculata
Rock Quarry, Catalina Island, California, 30 feet |
Rock Quarry, Catalina Island, California, 30 feet |
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SPINY BRITTLE STAR
| Abundant in holdfasts of Giant Kelp and soft sediments. Central
California to the Galapagos. |
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