Bonaire
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
Bonaire
Ruby Brittle Star
Ophioderma rubicundum
Ruby Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophioderma rubicundum
Size: disc 0.5 to 0.75 in. (1.2 to 1.8 cm)
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
└Ophiuroidea (Class)
└Ophintegrida (Superorder)
└Ophiacanthida (Order)
└Ophiodermatidae (Family)
└Ophioderma (Genus)
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