Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scaly Brittle Star
Ophiolepis impressa
Scaly Brittle Star
Category: Brittle Stars
Scientific Name: Ophiolepis impressa
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, South Florida, Brazil
Echinodermata (Phylum) Echinoderms
└Asterozoa (Subphylum) Sea Stars and Brittle Stars
 └Ophiuroidea (Class) Brittle Stars
  └Ophintegrida (Superorder)
   └Amphilepidida (Order)
    └Ophiolepididae (Family)
     └Ophiolepis (Genus)
      └O. impressa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 243695🔗
iNaturalist ID: 293051🔗

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