Biotope / Habitat
Zone rocheuse, fond sableux, coralligène à l'obscurité (sciaphile)
Zone surface à 70 m
Species sheet
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Brown brittle-star
Ophioderma longicaudum (Bruzelius, 1805)
AnimalsEchinodermaOphiurids (brittle stars)
Taille : 15 à 18 cm (disque 3 cm de diamètre et bras (12 à 15 cm)
Couleur : orange-rouge à noire, la face centrale est plus claire
Aspect : surface granuleuse, piquants courts, bandes alternées sombres sur les bras longs et cylindriques
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Smooth brittle-starBritish English
- Brauner SchlangensternGerman (Germany)
- Glatter SchlangensternGerman (Germany)
- Estrella amb potes bruna (Catalan)European Spanish
- OfiodermaEuropean Spanish
- Ofiura lisaEuropean Spanish
- Ophiure lisseFrench (France)
- Ophiure bruneFrench (France)
- Ophiure serpentFrench (France)
- Stella serpentina lisciaItalian (Italy)
- Gladde slangsterDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- ZIEMSKI Frédéric, LAMARE Véronique, JEGLOT Samuel in : DORIS, 29/06/2022 : Ophioderma longicaudum (Bruzelius, 1805), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/537
- Wikipédia Ophioderma longicaudum
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 19/03/2025 : Ophioderma longicaudum (Bruzelius, 1805), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/467
Modification history
- Modified by Eric Nozérac on 19/03/2025
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