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Serpent Star

Ophiura ophiura

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,513, February 1,117, March 1,750, April 2,754, May 3,971, June 4,330, July 4,633, August 3,984, September 2,925, October 2,183, November 1,193, December 933.
United States31,287
Alaska31,286
Netherlands61
United Kingdom53
Denmark43
France39
Syddanmark33
Wales26
Occitanie24
Zuid-Holland24

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
OrderOphiurida
FamilyOphiuridae
GenusOphiura

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