Ophiolepis elegans   Lütken, 1859

Elegant brittle star

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Ophiolepis elegans

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

| Ophiurida | Ophiuridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 92 m (Ref. 111335).  Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in an estuarine environment (Ref. 111335).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Members of the class Ophiuroidea are mostly gonochoric, others are protandric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, bursae is used as brood chambers where the embryos develop into juveniles and later crawl out from the bursal slits. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into free-swimming planktotrophic larvae and later metamorphose into tiny brittle stars which sink down the bottom where they grow into adult form.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Hendler, G. 1988. (Ref. 86566)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.