Ophiarachnella capensis Banded brittlestar

Ophiarachnella capensis is commonly referred to as Banded brittlestar. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 213216

Scientific:: Ophiarachnella capensis
German:: Schlangenstern
English:: Banded Brittlestar

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiodermatidae (Family) > Ophiarachnella (Genus) > capensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bell, ), 1888

Occurrence:: South-Africa
Sea depth:: 54 - 61 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Detritus, Flakes, Krill, Mysis
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ophiarachnella africana
Ophiarachnella angulata
Ophiarachnella capensis
Schlangenstern
Ophiarachnella differens
Ophiarachnella elegans
Ophiarachnella gorgonia
Glatter Schlangenstern
Ophiarachnella honorata
Ophiarachnella infernalis
Ophiarachnella macracantha
Schlangenstern
Ophiarachnella megalaspis
Ophiarachnella parvispina
Ophiarachnella paucigranula
Ophiarachnella paucispina
Ophiarachnella petersi
Ophiarachnella planispina
Ophiarachnella ramsayi
Ophiarachnella semicincta
Ophiarachnella septemspinosa
Ophiarachnella similis
Ophiarachnella snelliusi
Ophiarachnella sphenisci
Ophiarachnella stabilis
Ophiarachnella stearnsii

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-07-27 11:34:49
Last edit:: 2019-07-27 11:43:01

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Ophiarachnella capensis (Bell, 1888)
Banded brittlestar

Brittle stars or ophiuroids are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long, slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to 60 cm (24 in) in length on the largest specimens.
Over 2,000 species of brittle stars live today.
Brittle stars are a moderately popular invertebrate in fishkeeping.

Synonymised names:
Pectinura capensis Bell, 1888

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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