Ophiarachnella gorgonia Smooth Brittle Star

Ophiarachnella gorgonia is commonly referred to as Smooth Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Ophiarachnella gorgonia,20mm (central disk), Kwajalein

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lexID:: 15579
AphiaID:: 213218

Scientific:: Ophiarachnella gorgonia
German:: Glatter Schlangenstern
English:: Smooth Brittle Star

Category:: Brittle stars

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiodermatidae (Family) > Ophiarachnella (Genus) > gorgonia (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Troschel, ), 1842

Occurrence:: Aldabra Group, Australia, China, East Africa, Guam, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mozambique, Okinawa, Philippines, Red Sea, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 278 Meter
Size:: up to 3.54" (9 cm)
Temperature:: 73.76 °F - 84.2 °F (23.2°C - 29°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophiarachnella africana
Ophiarachnella angulata
Ophiarachnella capensis
Schlangenstern
Ophiarachnella differens
Ophiarachnella elegans
Ophiarachnella gorgonia
Glatter Schlangenstern
Ophiarachnella honorata
Ophiarachnella infernalis
Ophiarachnella macracantha
Schlangenstern
Ophiarachnella megalaspis
Ophiarachnella parvispina
Ophiarachnella paucigranula
Ophiarachnella paucispina
Ophiarachnella petersi
Ophiarachnella planispina
Ophiarachnella ramsayi
Ophiarachnella semicincta
Ophiarachnella septemspinosa
Ophiarachnella similis
Ophiarachnella snelliusi
Ophiarachnella sphenisci
Ophiarachnella stabilis
Ophiarachnella stearnsii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-02-19 16:18:01
Last edit:: 2023-02-19 16:18:01

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Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Arm length to 7.5 cm, disc diameter to 1.5 cm.

Synonymised names:
Ophiarachna gorgonia Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Pectinura gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) · unaccepted
Pectinura intermedia Bell, 1888 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pectinura marmorata Lyman, 1874 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pectinura megaloplax Bell, 1884 · unaccepted
Pectinura venusta de Loriol, 1893 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 19.02.2023.
treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 19.02.2023.
Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 19.02.2023.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 19.02.2023.

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