Amphiura callida
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Ophiuroidea
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| Species: | A. callida
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphiura callida , & , 2001
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Amphiura callida is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Amphiuridae. It is only known from the continental shelf off the coast of Cabo Frio, southeastern Brazil (depth 50 m).
This is a rather robust brittle star with a disc diameter of up to 10 mm and an arm length of up to 45 mm. It can be distinguished from its congeners from the leaf-like shape of the distal oral papillae and the presence of groups of two to seven spines along the entire length of the arm.
References[]
- Maria da Natividade ALBUQUERQUE, Lúcia S. CAMPOS-CREASEY & Alain GUILLE (2001). "Two new species of Amphiuridae (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) from the southeastern coast of Brazil" (PDF). Zoosystema. 23 (3): 591–604.
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