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Scientific Name: Macrophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck, 1816)
English Name: Serpent Stars
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: Tsu Soo Tan
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodarmata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Amphilepidida
Family: Ophiotrichidae
Description:
The arms are exceptionally elongated and thin. In life, the central disc has a bluish hue with dark blue spots. The radial shields also exhibit spotting. On the oral side, the coloration is a lighter blue with dark spots. The scales on the central disc are adorned with prickly projections while the radial shields have rough, granule-like projections. The aboral arm plates are more than twice as wide as they are long. Each arm typically bears 8-10 spines which are covered in thorns, with the lowest one having a comb-like appearance.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint martin’s island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) 2009 Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 16. Annelida Echainodermata Acanthocephala and Minor Phyla.. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 232 pp.
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