Image of brooding snake star
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Description:
Very tiny (up to 10-15 mm), numerous brittle stars found crawling among fouling community of Styela clava tunicates collected at the floating dock at MCRD, Boat Channel, San Diego Bay - Photographed in small tray with brittle star submerged in bay water, brittle star flaying arms about - Small size, white spot on disk where each arm joins disk, somewhat circular disk, grey coloration and arm appearance suggests the species is Amphipholis squamata - common name Dwarf Brittle Star, - Literature reports species occurs world-wide. -
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Asterozoa
- Ophiuroidea (brittle stars and basket stars)
- Gnathophiurina
- Amphiuridae
- Amphipholis
- Amphipholis squamata (brooding snake star)
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