Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sponge Brittle Star
Sponge Brittle Star
Scientific Name: Ophiothrix suensoni
Synonyms: Ophiothrix suensonii
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiotrichidae
Category: Brittle Stars
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 21-200 ft. (6-60 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda

Echinoderms
Brittle Stars

Sponge Brittle Star

Sponge Brittle Star (Juvenile)

Burrowing Brittle Stars

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

Spiny Brittle Star

Variable Brittle Star

Circle-Marked Brittle Star

Smooth Brittle Star

Ruby Brittle Star

Scaly Brittle Star

Banded Brittle Star

Reticulated Brittle Star

Crevice Brittle Star

Oersted's Brittle Star

Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star



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