Other animals › Long-armed Burrowing Brittle Stars
Dwarf Brittle Star
Amphipholis squamata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common Brittle StarOphiothrix fragilis
Long-armed Brittle StarAmphiodia occidentalis
Daisy Brittle StarOphiopholis aculeata
Little Six-arm Brittle StarOphiactis savignyi
Western Spiny Brittle StarOphiothrix spiculata
grey brittle starOphiura luetkenii
Serpent StarOphiura ophiura
Banded Brittle StarOphionereis annulata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 23,131 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 21,872 |
| California | 751 |
| Canada | 335 |
| United Kingdom | 260 |
| England | 213 |
| New Brunswick | 118 |
| Maine | 113 |
| British Columbia | 107 |
| Quebec | 83 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Brittle Stars · Ophiuroidea |
| Order | Amphilepididans · Amphilepidida |
| Family | Long-armed Burrowing Brittle Stars · Amphiuridae |
| Genus | Amphipholis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Dwarf Brittle Star with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.