Marine Life of the Mediterranean

Most common species found in the Med by scuba divers.

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Taxonomy
« Back To Sea Stars and Brittle Stars Subphylum Asterozoa
- Brittle Stars Class Ophiuroidea
  - 2 Superorder Euryophiurida
  - 2 Superorder Ophintegrida

Astrospartus mediterraneus ¹

Serpent Star ²
Ophiura ophiura

Common Brittlestar ³
Ophiothrix fragilis

Brown Brittle Star ⁴
Ophioderma longicauda

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