Image of brooding snake star

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. -