Ophiura albida

Ophiura albida
Ophiura albida with one broken arm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiuridae
Genus: Ophiura
Species:
O. albida
Binomial name
Ophiura albida
Forbes, 1839 [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophioglypha albida (Forbes, 1839)
  • Ophiura albida var. tuberculosa Mortensen, 1933

Ophiura albida is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is typically found on the seabed in the north eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea and is sometimes known as the serpent's table brittle star.[2]

  1. ^ a b Stöhr, Sabine (2012). "Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  2. ^ Wilson, Emily (1999). "Serpent's table brittlestar - Ophiura albida". Marine Life Information Network. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2012-12-04.