Ophioderma appressa, Harlequin brittle star
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Ophioderma appressa   (Say, 1825)

Harlequin brittle star

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ophioderma appressa  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ophiuroidea | Ophiacanthida | Ophiodermatidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 180 m (Ref. 83942).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Costa Rica and Panama.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 111335. Found on seagrass Halimeda sp., corals Porites sp. and Madracissp. , and rubble (Ref. 86568). This species adopt exposed position on mangrove peat banks, whereas in reef habitats they are cryptic (Ref. 86570). They are found in coral reefs in intertidal areas (Ref. 83942).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

The mode of reproduction for this species is lecithrotrophic larvae.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson 2000 Echinoderms of the Rhomboidal Cays, Belize: Biodiversity, distribution, and ecology. Atoll Research Bulletin 479:275-299. (Ref. 86570)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.9 - 28.5, mean 27.7 (based on 56 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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