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Brittle star (Macrophiothrix longipeda)

Copyright/attribution: National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

Description

Synonyms: Ophiothrix longipeda

Notes: Previous name: Ophiothrix longipeda (Lamarck). The area was recorded as Tongatabu on the museum database but date, depth, longitude, latitude and station number all match up to be Arafura Sea. This species was found at Tongatabu though.