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Ophiothrix spiculata
Colima, Mexico, 2023
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Ophiurida
Family:	Ophiotrichidae
Genus:	Ophiothrix
Species:	O. spiculata
Binomial name
Ophiothrix spiculata (LeConte, 1851)

Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found along the Pacific coast of North and South America from below the San Francisco Bay to Peru. Individuals come in a variety of colors, although usually with orange longitudinal stripes on the arms, and the body can measure up to 2 cm across. This species was first described by J. L. Le Conte in 1851.

References

1. ^ Russo, Ron; Olhausen, Pam (1981). Pacific Intertidal Life: A guide to organisms of rocky reefs and tide pools of the Pacific Coast. AdventureKEEN. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-912550-32-9.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ophiothrix spiculata Le Conte, 1851". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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