Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Violet Brittle Star
Macrophiothrix nereidina
Violet Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Macrophiothrix nereidina
Size: Arms up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Great Barrier Reef
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Amphilepidida (Order)
    └Ophiotrichidae (Family)
     └Macrophiothrix (Genus)
      └M. nereidina (Species)

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