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Brittle star

Photo by Latimeria
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10.2979, -85.8402

Field Notes

Description:

Mostly purple, has some pale spots on its central body disk.

Habitat:

Tide pool

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Brittle star

Species ID Suggestions

Ophiura sp
PatriciaPi
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Comments (4)
Latimeria
Thanks for the suggestion, Patricia. Do you have any sources that I can look at to confirm the genus?
BlueFerns
Wonderful find! Good luck on catching the octopus next time!
Latimeria
It was definitely a good day of spotting. Apparently I missed out on finding an octopus, however: a family had seen one, but by the time I got over to the place, it was gone. Even so, the tide pools were full of life, it was wonderful.
CynthiaMHori
I want to visit your tide pool! Fantastic sea inverts!

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Paso Pacifico Survey

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2011

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