Circle-Marked Brittle Star - Ophioderma cinereum - Brittle Stars - Chocolate Brittle Star

Circle-Marked Brittle Star

Also known as: Chocolate Brittle Star

Category: Brittle Stars

Scientific Name: Ophioderma cinereum

Synonyms: Ophioderma cinerea

Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)

Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)

Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Echinodermata (Phylum)

└Asterozoa (Subphylum)

└Ophiuroidea (Class)

└Ophintegrida (Superorder)

└Ophiacanthida (Order)

└Ophiodermatidae (Family)

└Ophioderma (Genus)

Brittle Stars

Caribbean Reefs