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Black brittle-star
Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
AnimalsEchinodermaOphiurids (brittle stars)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Black serpent starBritish English
- Schwarzer SchlangensternGerman (Germany)
- Ofiura negraEuropean Spanish
- Ophiure noireFrench (France)
- Stereden môr du (breton)French (France)
- Stella serpentina neraItalian (Italy)
- SvartstjerneNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
- Zwarte brokkelsterDutch (Netherlands)
- Ofiuro negroEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- ZIEMSKI Frédéric, KUPFER Michel, PROUZET Anne, JEGLOT Samuel in : DORIS, 05/12/2016 : Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/562
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 17/12/2020 : Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1118
Modification history
- Created by Laurent Colombet on 17/12/2020
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