[New post] Rosette-Scaled Brittle Star

f&m posted: " The Rosette-Scaled Brittle Star (Ophiolepis elegans) is a marine (saltwater) invertebrate in the Ophiuridae family of brittle sea stars (starfish).  The Rosette-Scaled Brittle Star has a round disc with five narrow arms radiating from the disc. I" New post on SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Rosette-Scaled Brittle Star by f&m The Rosette-Scaled Brittle Star (Ophiolepis elegans) is a marine (saltwater) invertebrate in the Ophiuridae family of brittle sea stars (starfish).  The Rosette-Scaled Brittle Star has a round disc with five narrow arms radiating from the disc. Its arms are brownish with dark bands. The upperside of the disc has scales in a rosette pattern. There are two large scales on each side of its arms and a column of scales between each pair of arms. It has spines on its arms. The underside disc is where the mouth is located. It is light-beige in colour. Its mouth has jaws.  Read more of this post f&m | November 30, 2021 at 5:00 pm | Tags: disc, marine, saltwater, sea star, starfish | Categories: Fish & Aquatic Life | URL: https://wp.me/p8KWmD-7dA Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2021/11/30/rosette-scaled-brittle-star/