Species under Ophioderma
n= 18
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Ophioderma anitae
Hotchkiss, 1982
Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma appressa
(Say, 1825)
Harlequin brittle star Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma brevicauda
Lütken, 1856
Short spined ophioderma Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma brevispinum
(Say, 1825)
Western Atlantic
Ophioderma cinerea
Müller & Troschel, 1842
Chocolate brittle star Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma devaneyi
Hendler & Miller, 1984
Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma ensifera
Hendler & Miller, 1984
Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma guttata
Lütken, 1859
Spotted brittle star Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma longicauda
unspecified
Smooth brittle-star Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Ophioderma longicaudum
(Retzius, 1805)
Atlantic and Mediterranean
Ophioderma pallidum
unspecified
Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma panamensis
Lütken, 1859
Banded serpent star Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic 30
Ophioderma phoenium
Clark, 1918
Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma rubicunda
Lütken, 1856
Ruby brittle star Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma squamosissimum
Lütken, 1856
Scaly brittle star Western Central Atlantic
Ophioderma teres
(Lyman, 1860)
Eastern Pacific
Ophioderma tonganum
Lütken, 1872
Western Central Pacific
Ophioderma variegatum
Lütken, 1856
Eastern Pacific
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