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Ophiomastix venosa
Ophiomastix venosa is a species of brittle star commonly found inhabiting Indo-Pacific shallow, coastal waters. O. venosa adults are often found living in the benthos of their native ranges within coastal coral formations and among rock formations. This species of brittle star was discovered and initially described by Wilhelm Peters, in 1851. They belong to the Class Ophiuroidea in the Phylum Echinodermata. O. venosa have distinct club-shaped spines along each of their arms, a morphological trait...
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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 353473.