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Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Scientific name: Ophiopteris papillosa

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Echinodermata → Subphylum Asterozoa → Class Ophiuroidea → Subclass Myophiuroida → Infraclass Metophiurida → Superorder Ophintegrida → Order Ophiacanthida → Suborder Ophiacanthina → Family Ophiopteridae → Genus Ophiopteris

Common name: Flat-Spined Brittle Star
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesBrittle Stars
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Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Tiny brittle star on a big one
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-Spined Brittle Star)
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