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Mottled Brittle Star

Ophionereis fasciata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 9, February 8, March 4, April 5, May 10, June 3, July 5, August 6, September 10, October 10, November 5, December 4.
New Zealand79
Wellington Region37
Northland Region19
Auckland Region5
Chatham Islands Territory5
Canterbury Region3
Tasman Region3
Waikato Region2
Taranaki Region2
Bay of Plenty Region1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumEchinoderms · Echinodermata
ClassBrittle Stars · Ophiuroidea
OrderAmphilepididans · Amphilepidida
FamilyOphionereididae
GenusOphionereis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Mottled Brittle Star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.