Specimen F 95362 Ophiothrix caespitosa Lyman, 1879

• Taxon Name

  Ophiothrix caespitosa

• Author and date of publication

  Lyman, 1879

• Preferred Common name

  Five-armed Brittle Star

• Other Common Names

  Brittle Star

• Identified By

  Auquinas College

• Number Of Specimens

  1

• Sex

  Unknown

• Specimen Nature

  Form: Dry

• Category

  Natural Sciences

• Scientific Group

  Invertebrate Zoology

• Discipline

  Invertebrates

• Collecting Areas

  Invertebrates

• Type of Item

  Specimen

Taxonomy

• Phylum

  Echinodermata

• Subphylum

  Asterozoa

• Class

  Ophiuroidea

• Subclass

  Myophiuroidea

• Superorder

  Ophintegrida

• Order

  Amphilepidida

• Suborder

  Gnathophiurina

• Superfamily

  Ophiactoidea

• Family

  Ophiotrichidae

• Genus

  Ophiothrix

• Species Name

  caespitosa