Ophioderma wahlbergii Serpent-skinned Brittle Star

Ophioderma wahlbergii is commonly referred to as Serpent-skinned 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.

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lexID:

17343 

AphiaID:

243651 

Scientific:

Ophioderma wahlbergii 

German:

Schlangenhäutiger-Schlangenstern, Wahlbergs Schlangenstern 

English:

Serpent-skinned Brittle Star 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiacanthida (Order) > Ophiodermatidae (Family) > Ophioderma (Genus) > wahlbergii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Müller & Troschel, 1842 

Occurrence:

Namibia, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

3,0 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ophioderma anitae
• Ophioderma appressa
• Ophioderma besnardi
• Ophioderma brevicauda
• Ophioderma brevispina
• Ophioderma cinerea
• Ophioderma devaneyi
• Ophioderma divae
• Ophioderma elaps
• Ophioderma ensifera
• Ophioderma guttata
• Ophioderma holmesii
• Ophioderma januarii
• Ophioderma longicauda
• Ophioderma pallida
• Ophioderma panamensis
• Ophioderma pentacantha
• Ophioderma peruana
• Ophioderma phoenia
• Ophioderma propinqua
• Ophioderma rubicunda
• Ophioderma sodipallaresi
• Ophioderma squamosissima
• Ophioderma teres
• Ophioderma tongana
• Ophioderma vansyoci
• Ophioderma variegata
• 
  Ophioderma wahlbergii
  Schlangenhäutiger-Schlangenstern, Wahlbergs Schlangenstern
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ophioderma appressum
  Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophioderma cinereum
  Schokoladen-Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophioderma longicaudum
  Brauner Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophioderma panamense
  Gebänderter Schlangenstern, Panama Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophioderma rubicundum
  Rubinroter Schlangenstern
• 
  Ophioderma squamosissimum
  Roter Karibik-Schlangenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-03 19:56:04 

Last edit:

2025-04-06 16:58:05 

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