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Banded Arm Brittle Star

Common Name: Banded Arm Brittle Star

Scientific Name: Ophioderma appressum

Order: Echinodermata

Range: South Carolina to Brazil; Bermuda; eastern Atlantic; Caribbean; Gulf of Mexico

Diet: Eats algae, plant material, and fish feces

Facts: 1. Arms are four times the length of the body's diameter. 2. Have spines on their arms that are used for traction or to capture prey 3. Is nocturnal 4. Cannot survive at temperatures higher than 37.7 degrees Celsius 5. Arms will break off to distract a predator

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