The black brittle star, Ophiocomina nigra, Strangford Lough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, 20 m, 24 July 2007.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiacanthida
Family:
Ophiotomidae
Genus:
Ophiocomina
Species:
O. nigra
Binomial name
Ophiocomina nigra
(Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Asterias nigra Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789
Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) danae Mortensen, 1933
Ophiacantha danae Mortensen, 1933
Ophiacantha valenciennesi sensu Lieberkind, 1929
Ophiocoma granulata Forbes, 1839
Ophiocoma nigru (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Ophiocoma nilssoni Müller & Troschel, 1842
Ophiocoma raschi G.O. Sars, 1872
Ophiocomina nigra, commonly known as the black brittle star or black serpent star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida.[1][2] It occurs in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
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