Ophiuroidea from San Salvador

Brittle Stars

Sponge Brittle Star (Ophiothrix suensonii): thin spines on arms. Yellowish arms with dark band along center.

Banded-Arm Brittle Star (Ophioderma appressum): arms with gray and white bands. Central disk dark and occasionally spotted.

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star (Ophiocoma echinata): spines thick with blunt tips.

Spiny Brittle Star (Ophiocoma paucigranulata): spines more numerous and pointed than blunt-spined brittle star. Generally a adark band down center of arm.

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