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Banded Brittle Star

Ophionereis annulata

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24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 178, February 154, March 160, April 198, May 193, June 142, July 121, August 124, September 157, October 160, November 206, December 159.
United States1,972
California1,950
Mexico24
Arizona22
Baja California11
Sonora4
Baja California Sur3
Colima3
Sinaloa2
Oaxaca1

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

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