Amphipholis squamata
| Amphipholis squamata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Suborder: | Gnathophiurina |
| Family: | Amphiuridae |
| Genus: | Amphipholis |
| Species: | A. squamata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphipholis squamata Delle Chiaje, 1829[1] | |
Amphipholis squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Amphiuridae.[2][3][4]
Description
This species is small, grey to bluish-white, and phosphorescent. It has thin, short arms around 20 mm long. The round disc is 3 to 5mm, and has a scale covering with D-shaped radial plates. It has rhombic-shaped mouth shields and extremely wide mouth papillae.
Distribution
Amphipholis squamata is found in all parts of the British Isles and also in Ireland. It has also been recorded in many other parts of the world.
Habitat
This brittle star lives in the intertidal zone in shallow water, and can be found under large stones, shells, and around sessile invertebrates such as bryozoans.
Parasites
This brittle star hosts at least two species of ectoparasites. The following two that have been confirmed are both copepods:
- Cancerilla tubulata Dalyell, 1851
- Parachordeumium amphiurae (Hérouard, 1906)
Synonyms
- Amphioplus squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828)
- Amphipholis appressa Ljungman, 1872
- Amphipholis australiana H.L. Clark, 1909
- Amphipholis elegans Farquhar, 1897)
- Amphipholis japonica Matsumoto, 1915
- Amphipholis kinbergi Ljungman, 1872
- Amphipholis lineata Ljungman, 1872
- Amphipholis minor Döderlein, 1910)
- Amphipholis patagonica Ljungman, 1872
- Amphipholis squamata tenuispina (Ljungman, 1865)
- Amphipholis tenera Lütken, 1856)
- Amphipholis tenuispina Ljungman, 1865)
- Amphipholis tissieri Reys, 1961
- Amphiura elegans Leach, 1815)
- Amphiura neglecta Forbes, 1843
- Amphiura parva Hutton, 1878
- Amphiura squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828
- Amphiura tenera Lütken, 1856
- Amphiura tenuispina Ljungman, 1865
- Asteria squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828
- Asterias noctiluca Viviani, 1805
- Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828
- Axiognathus squamata Delle Chiaje, 1829)
- Ophiactis minor Döderlein, 1910
- Ophiolepis tenuis Ayres, 1854
- Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815
References
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Amphipholis squamata". Species-identification.org. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "The Marine Life Information Network". MarLIN. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "Amphipholis squamata - Marine Life Encyclopedia". Habitas.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "The World Ophiuroidea Database - Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2013-12-02.