Ophionereis diabloensis

Ophionereis diabloensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophionereididae
Genus: Ophionereis
Species:
O. diabloensis
Binomial name
Ophionereis diabloensis
Hendler, 2002
Ophionereis diabloensis observed in La Jolla, California in May, 2023

Ophionereis diabloensis is a species of brittle star.[1][2] Native to the waters of Southern California and Baja California, the type species was collected at Diablo Cove,[3] near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ophionereis diabloensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ophionereis diabloensis Hendler, 2002". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. ^ Hendler, G. (2002). "Account Of Ophionereis Diabloensis, A New Species Of Brittle Star, And Of O-Amphilogus, With Information On Their Brooding Reproduction And Distribution (Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophionereididae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 115: 57–74.
  4. ^ Shuman, Mackenzie (2022-03-25). "How California's last remaining nuclear power plant transformed marine life off the coast". SLO Tribune.


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