#ophiodermatidae

[namakos]

Ophiarachnella gorgonia / トウメクモヒトデ

Ophiarachnella gorgonia

In Japanese, this brittle star has a name which means "ten eyes brittle star" because it has two tiny round marks at the base of each arm.

それぞれの腕の付け根に2個の小さな丸印があるからトウメクモヒトデ。

Classification Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiurida Ophiodermatidae 動物界 棘皮動物門 クモヒトデ綱 クモヒトデ目 アワハダクモヒトデ科 Photo taken at Toba Aquarium, Japan