Ophiothrix spiculata

Ophiothrix spiculata
Colima, Mexico, 2023
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Ophiurida
Family:	Ophiotrichidae
Genus:	Ophiothrix
Species:	O. spiculata
Binomial name
Ophiothrix spiculata (LeConte, 1851)

Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found along the Pacific coast of North and South America from below the San Francisco Bay to Peru.^[1] Individuals come in a variety of colors, although usually with orange longitudinal stripes on the arms, and the body can measure up to 2 cm across.^[1] This species was first described by J. L. Le Conte in 1851.^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b} Russo, Ron; Olhausen, Pam (1981). Pacific Intertidal Life: A guide to organisms of rocky reefs and tide pools of the Pacific Coast. AdventureKEEN. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-912550-32-9.
2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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