Ophiomastix wendtii Red Ophiocoma, Brittle Star

Ophiomastix wendtiiis commonly referred to as Red Ophiocoma, Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 4292
AphiaID:: 1307747

Scientific:: Ophiomastix wendtii
German:: Roter Ophiocoma, Schlangenstern
English:: Red Ophiocoma, Brittle Star

Category:: Brittle stars

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiocomidae (Family) > Ophiomastix (Genus) > wendtii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Troschel, ), 1842

Occurrence:: Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Madagascar, Mozambique, Panama, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Sea depth:: - 27 Meter
Size:: up to 7.09" (18 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophiomastix annulosa
Kettenglieder-Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix asperula
Ophiomastix caryophyllata
Gepunktete-Scheibe Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix corallicola
Ophiomastix elegans
Eleganter Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix flaccida
Ophiomastix janualis
Schwarzer Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix koehleri
Ophiomastix marshallensis
Ophiomastix mixta
Ophiomastix ornata
Ophiomastix palaoensis
Ophiomastix stenozonula
Ophiomastix variabilis
Variabler Schlangenstern
Ophiomastix venosa

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-04-08 09:37:43
Last edit:: 2022-08-06 14:09:40

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Ophiomastix wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

The brittle star Ophiocoma wendtii inhabits coral reefs from Bermuda to Brazil. It is known for its advanced compound eyes. Brittle stars have long, thin arms emanating from a small, disk-shaped body and are about the size of an outstretched human hand.

Red Ophiocoma can change its color, by means of phototropic chromatophores. This brittle star is typically deep crimson in color, and fades to a neutral beige in the night.

Synonymised names
Ophiocoma riisei Lütken, 1856 · unaccepted
Ophiocoma wendti Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted
Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 · unaccepted (transferred to Ophiomastix by...)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 06.08.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 06.08.2022.

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