Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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(Say, 1825)
Long slender arms with a distinct central disc. This species is easily recognized by the whitish or pale yellow arms banded with brown or black. On the grayish to whitish disc, a reticulated network of fine lines is visible.
Size: up to 25 cm from arm tip to arm tip.
The species lives under rocks in sandy areas around reefs, on sponges, corals, on rubble and sometimes living in tubes of polychaetes.
Synonyms:
Ophiolepis nereis Lütken, 1856
Ophiura reticulata Say, 1825
Long slender arms with a distinct central disc. This species is easily recognized by the whitish or pale yellow arms banded with brown or black. On the grayish to whitish disc, a reticulated network of fine lines is visible.
Size: up to 25 cm from arm tip to arm tip.
The species lives under rocks in sandy areas around reefs, on sponges, corals, on rubble and sometimes living in tubes of polychaetes.
Synonyms:
Ophiolepis nereis Lütken, 1856
Ophiura reticulata Say, 1825
