SM838 Euryalidae Asteroschema/Ophiocreas
Insitu Images
Exsitu Images
Key Details
| SMID | SM838 |
| Catami | Brittle / snake stars |
| Identification Features | In the North Atlantic, clingers with smooth fat arms that curl tightly around corals are likely to be either Asteroschema or Ophiocreas. The difference between Asteroschema and Ophiocreas is the former is covered in microscopic plates and the latter with bare skin. Zoom in on the disk may help resolve in the field. |
| Year Identified | no data |
| Verification Status | ID from Image Only |
| Physical Sample | no data |
| WoRMS AphiaID | 196223 |
Taxonomy
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Ophiuroidea |
| Order | Euryalida |
| Family | Euryalidae |
| Genus | - |
| Species | - |
Morphology
| Echinoderms |
| Ophiuroids |
| Brittle / snake stars |
| Clinger |
| - |
| - |
| - |
