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Scientific Name: Ophiomastix annulosa (Lamarck, 1816)
English Name: Elegant Brittle-Star, Black Brittle-Star
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodarmata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Family: Ophiocomidae
Description:
The central disc of Ophiomastix annulosa has scales adorned with dispersed rounded spines. This species has five elongated arms. The upper arm spine is club-shaped and slim. The oral shields display concentric patterns of dark and light colors. Upper edges of the aboral arm plates are light in color. Both the central disc and the arms tend to have a reddish hue.
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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