Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sponge Brittle Star
Ophiothrix suensonii
Sponge Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophiothrix suensonii
Synonyms: Ophiothrix suensoni
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 21-200 ft. (6-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Asterozoa (Subphylum)
 └Ophiuroidea (Class)
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Amphilepidida (Order)
    └Ophiotrichidae (Family)
     └Ophiothrix (Genus)

Echinoderms
Brittle Stars

Sponge Brittle Star

Sponge Brittle Star (Juvenile)

Spiny Brittle Star

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

Circle-Marked Brittle Star

Smooth Brittle Star

Ruby Brittle Star

Burrowing Brittle Stars

Scaly Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star

Crevice Brittle Star

Oersted's Brittle Star



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