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Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Scientific name: Ophiothrix purpurea

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Echinodermata → Subphylum Asterozoa → Class Ophiuroidea → Subclass Myophiuroida → Infraclass Metophiurida → Superorder Ophintegrida → Order Amphilepidida → Suborder Gnathophiurina → Superfamily Ophiactoidea → Family Ophiotrichidae → Genus Ophiothrix

Common name: Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star
Locations: Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesBrittle Stars
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Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
Ophiothrix purpurea (Dark Red-Spined Brittle Star)
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