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Black brittle star

Ophiocoma echinata

Description:

Flexible, spiny and segmented arms.

Habitat:

Along the coastline of Sta. Maria beaches.

Notes:

other sources: http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/MarineI... http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ac... https://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/201...

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Good spotting.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Great spotting ! Nice to see a spotting with information and references. Thanks.

pampoy
Spotted by
pampoy

Santa Maria, Davao Region, Philippines

Spotted on Apr 17, 2014
Submitted on Apr 17, 2014

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