Name
Ophiura
Framing
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Asterozoa
Class: Ophiuroidea
Genus: Ophiura
Habitat
Marine, benthic, rocky bottoms
Feeding
Omnivore
Distribution
World, two Mediterranean species
Conservation status
Abundant
Additional information
Flattened dorsoventrally. Rigid arms of circular section clearly separated from the relatively small central disc. Dorsal plates close together forming a shell on the central disc.
Additional information
Bibliography
Boos, K., Gutow, L., Mundry, R., & Franke, H. D. (2010). Sediment preference and burrowing behaviour in the sympatric brittlestars Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839 and Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)(Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 393(1-2), 176-181.