Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Oersted's Brittle Star
Oersted's Brittle Star
Scientific Name: Ophiothrix oerstedii
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiotrichidae
Category: Brittle Stars
Size: Arms up to 2.5 in. (7 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida

Echinoderms
Brittle Stars

Oersted's Brittle Star

Sponge Brittle Star

Sponge Brittle Star (Juvenile)

Burrowing Brittle Stars

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

Spiny Brittle Star

Circle-Marked Brittle Star

Smooth Brittle Star

Ruby Brittle Star

Scaly Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star

Crevice Brittle Star



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