General Description
Disc round and flat, arms short and stiff. Slow moving, relatively rigid arms. Disc covered in minute tumid plates, arm plates fragmented into numerous platelets. Two short arm spines on each side of a segment. Colour uniform grey, tan or pale, arms can be faintly banded. Disc to 1 cm in diameter, arms to 2 cm long.
Biology
This species broods its young internally.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Lives under rocks on reefs, to depth of 50 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Disc covered in minute plates, 2 short spines per arm segment.
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Maximum Size
1 cm
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Habitats
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Diet
Not known
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m), Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Clark, 1918
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Common Name
Brittle Star
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Species Name
bispinosus
