Location: Cozumel, Mexico
Circle-Marked Brittle Star
Ophioderma cinereum
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)
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