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BRITTLE STARS : INVERTEBRATES

(Ophioderma rubicunda)
ar er indi iduals can often ha e a attern of ale lines on the central disc, similar to the Slimy Brittle Star.
RUBY BRITTLE STAR (Ophioderma rubicunda) arms < 13 cm / 5 in on thin arms ha e short s ines and are anded ith red or hite. olor and atterns are hi hl aria le.
RETICULATED BRITTLE STAR (Ophionereis reticulata) arms < 25 cm / 10 in Brown to light green central disc with thin dark lines in a reticulated pattern. Long arms with thin dark bands.
SPINY BRITTLE STAR (Ophiocoma paucigranulata) arms < 15 cm / 6 in Dark to light brown arms with numerous long thin spines. Wide pale central lines extend onto the disc.
BLUNT-SPINED BRITTLE STAR (Ophiocoma echinata) arms < 15 cm / 6 in mooth central disc in ra or lac . he arms ha e thick blunt spines which become shorter near the tips.
SHORT-ARMED BRITTLE STAR (Ophioderma brevicauda) arms < 7.5 cm / 3 in Greenish central disc with red and brown markings. istincti el short arms are ale ith ro n ands.
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