Marine Species: Amphiura mediterranea

Lyman, 1882

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Amphiuridae
Genus: Amphiura
Species: Amphiura mediterranea

Species Data:

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Common Name: No common name
Description: Dorsal face covered by scales but without a central rosette (scaly). Inferior face of the disc without scales. Seven to eight branchial thorns. Arms with about eight to nine times bigger than the disc's diameter (about 8 mm).
Habitat: Infra and circalittoral (it lives barried in the deep).
Color: Greyish-white colour.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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