Brittle Stars of British
Columbia
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Amphiodia
occidentalis |

A. occidentalis
close up |

Amphiodia
periacta |

A. periacta close
up |
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Amphiodia spp. |

Amphiodia
urtica |

Amphiophiura
ponderosa |

Amphiopholis
pugetana |
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Amphiopholis
squamata |

Amphioplus macraspis |

Amphioplus
strongyloplax |

Asteronyx
loveni |

Gorgonocephalus eucnemis |

Ophiacantha
bathybia |

Ophiacantha
catalemmodusi |

Ophiacantha
rhacophora |

Ophiacantha sp. |

Ophioleuce
oxycraspedon |

Ophiopholis aculeata |

Ophiopholis
aculeata 2 |
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Ophiopholis aculeata
japonica |

Ophiopholis bakeri |

Ophioplocus esmarki |

Ophiopteris
papillosa |
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Ophiothrix spiculata |

Ophiura luetkeni |

Ophiura luetkeni
jaws closed |

Ophiura luetkeni
jaws open |
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Ophiura spp. |

Ophiura sarsi |
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4-arm anomaly |
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Disc regeneration |
For more information on
identification and natural history of these brittle stars
see: LAMBERT, P. &
AUSTIN, W.C. (2007)
Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins and
Feather Stars of British
Columbia , Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound . Royal B.C.
Museum . Handbook Series. 150p
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