Marten's Brittle Star

Macrophiothrix martensi

A Brittle Star of the family Ophiotrichidae.
Marten's Brittle Star - Macrophiothrix martensi  Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Macrophiothrix martensi,Marten's Brittle Star

Appearance

White to yellow disc and arms. Disc marked with pentagonal blue line design. Arms marked with thin longitudinal stripe and bordering stripes composed of dashes. Club tips on upper arm spines. Arms up to 6 cm long.

Naming

Genus synonyms: Ophiothrix, Keystonea

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific, North Australia, Philippines, Japan and Hawaii.

References:

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http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405285
Reef Creature Identification Tropical Pacific - By Paul Humann and Ned Deloach.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionEchinodermata
ClassOphiuroidea
OrderAmphilepidida
FamilyOphiothrichidae
GenusMacrophiothrix
SpeciesMacrophiothrix martensi
Photographed in
Indonesia