smooth brittle star ophioderma longicauda

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Smooth Brittle Star - Ophioderma longicauda

Ophioderma longicauda, the Smooth Brittle Star (a.k.a. Snake Brittle Star or Brown Brittle Star), is a type of Brittle Star. These are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish.