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Ophiothela sp.2 Brittle Star

Ophiothela sp.2 is commonly referred to as Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5463 
AphiaID:
0 
Scientific:
Ophiothela sp.2 
German:
Schlangenstern 
English:
Brittle Star 
Category:
Brittle stars 
Family tree:
Ophiothela (Genus) > sp.2 (Species) 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooplankton 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-03-24 10:11:05 

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Ophiothela danae Verrill, 1869

Arm length to 2 cm, disc diameter 3-4 mm. Very small, and usually with 6 flexible arms. Colour variable depending on substrate, typically blue with white pattern or completely yellow. Habitat; often wrapped around gorgonians or soft corals on shallow reefs and deeper.

Synonymised taxa:
Ophiothela caerulea H.L. Clark, 1915
Ophiothela coerulea H.l. Clark, 1915
Ophiothela danae involuta Koehler,
Ophiothela dividua von Martens, 1879
Ophiothela hadra H.L. Clark, 1915
Ophiothela involuta Koehler, 1898
Ophiothela isidicola Lütken, 1872
Ophiothela verrilli Duncan, 1879
Ophiothrix danae (Koehler, 1898) (synonym)

External links

  1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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