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Scientific Name: Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)
English Name: Millipede Brittle-Star, Banded Brittle-Star
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodarmata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Family: Ophiocomidae
Description:
The upper side of the central disc is a consistent black to dark-brown hue, featuring tan markings, and the upper arm plates are brown. On the underside, the disc is light-colored or mottled, but it’s never entirely dark. The arms are lengthy and exhibit irregular bands of light and dark brown shades. The upper arm plates are wider than they are long, with one side being narrower. The arm spines are arranged alternately in groups of three and four and are robust with the upper ones being shorter and having a club-like shape.
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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