Cryptopelta longibrachialis Brittle Star

Cryptopelta longibrachialis is commonly referred to as Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Niki Weidinger, Wien, Österreich

Schlangenstern, Indonesien (c) Niki Weidinger

Courtesy of the author Niki Weidinger, Wien, Österreich Niki Weidinger, Wien. Please visit www.nikiweidinger.at for more information.

Uploaded by Muelly.

Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 13731
AphiaID:: 243244

Scientific:: Cryptopelta longibrachialis
German:: Schlangenstern
English:: Brittle Star

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiodermatidae (Family) > Cryptopelta (Genus) > longibrachialis (Species)
Initial determination:: Koehler, 1930

Occurrence:: Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, South China Sea
Sea depth:: 13 - 243 Meter
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: omnivore
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:

Cryptopelta aster
Cryptopelta brevispina
Cryptopelta callista
Cryptopelta granulifera
Cryptopelta keiensis
Cryptopelta longibrachialis
Schlangenstern
Cryptopelta tarltoni
Cryptopelta tecta

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-03-21 19:20:38
Last edit:: 2021-03-21 22:08:36

Info

Cryptopelta longibrachialis Koehler, 1930

The photo show a brittle star taken from Indonesia, highly probable a Cryptopelta longibrachialis species.

Synonymised names:
Cryptopelta aster var. longibrachialis Koehler, 1930

External links

WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 21.03.2021.

Pictures

Commonly

Schlangenstern, Indonesien (c) Niki Weidinger

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all and discuss

What's that ?

The following is an overview of "what's that?" Entries that have been successfully determined and assigned to this entry. A look at the entertainments there is certainly interesting.