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Acanthophiothrix
18 branches of this group, most-observed first
Sponge Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix suensonii

Dark Red-spined Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix purpurea

Ophiothrix proteus
speciesOphiothrix proteus
Ophiothrix armata
speciesOphiothrix armata

Deceptive Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix deceptor
Ophiothrix leucotrigonia
speciesOphiothrix leucotrigonia
Ophiothrix signata
speciesOphiothrix signata
Ophiothrix vetusta
speciesOphiothrix vetusta
Ophiothrix vigelandi
speciesOphiothrix vigelandi
Ophiothrix vexator
speciesOphiothrix vexator
Ophiothrix versatilis
speciesOphiothrix versatilis
Ophiothrix spinosissima
speciesOphiothrix spinosissima
Ophiothrix exhibita
speciesOphiothrix exhibita
Ophiothrix lepidus
speciesOphiothrix lepidus
Ophiothrix diligens
speciesOphiothrix diligens
Ophiothrix scorpio
speciesOphiothrix scorpio
Ophiothrix scotiosa
speciesOphiothrix scotiosa
Ophiothrix viridialba
speciesOphiothrix viridialba
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1297097.