Black Brittle Star and Similar Species
Ophiocoma nigra
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Common Brittle Star
Ophiothrix fragilis
Key differences: Ophiothrix fragilis is typically smaller, often has a more varied coloration (grey, brown, orange, sometimes mottled), and possesses longer, more prominent, and often thorny arm spines. Its arms are also generally more delicate.
Daisy Brittle Star
Ophiopholis aculeata
Key differences: Ophiopholis aculeata has a more flattened disc and arms, often with a distinct pattern of spots or bands on the disc, and its arm spines are usually more robust and pointed than O. nigra.
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