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Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii Suenson's brittle star, Sponge Brittle Star

Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii is commonly referred to as Suenson's brittle star, Sponge Brittle Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

Sponge Brittle Star, Ophiothrix suensoni on Purple Vase Sponge,U.S. Virgin Islands, 1999-2002


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lexID:
7542 
AphiaID:
244148 
Scientific:
Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii 
German:
Schwamm-Schlangenstern 
English:
Suenson's Brittle Star, Sponge Brittle Star 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Amphilepidida (Order) > Ophiotrichidae (Family) > Ophiothrix (Genus) > (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Lütken, 1856 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Puerto Rico, South America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 479 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
4.72" - 5.91" (12cm - 15cm) 
Temperature:
61.88 °F - 80.24 °F (16.6°C - 26.8°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Plankton, Suspension feeder 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Ophiothrix accedens
  • Ophiothrix ailsae
  • Ophiothrix amphibola
  • Ophiothrix angulata
  • Ophiothrix aristulata
  • Ophiothrix armata
  • Ophiothrix berberis
  • Ophiothrix brachyactis
  • Ophiothrix caespitosa
  • Ophiothrix ciliaris
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-21 13:08:34 

Info

Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii Lütken, 1856

Synonymised names
Ophiothrix suensoni Lütken, 1856 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Ophiothrix suensonii Lütken, 1856 · alternative representation

Direct children (1)
Variety Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii var. abyssicola Ljungman, 1872

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Sponge Brittle Star, Ophiothrix suensoni on Azure Vase Sponge, Callyspongia plicifera,Mexico, Cozumel, 2004-2005
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Sponge Brittle Star, Ophiothrix suensoni, 2018
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Sponge Brittle Star, Ophiothrix suensoni on Purple Vase Sponge,U.S. Virgin Islands, 1999-2002
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Copyright Wolfram Sander, reefcolors.com
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Ophiothrix auf Stylissa
Sponge Brittle Star, Ophiothrix suensoni, 2019

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