Information

Scientific Name Ophiotheia danae Verrill,1869  
Classification #Kingdom: Animalia
 #Phylum: Echinodermata
       #Class: Ophiuroidea
             #Order: Ophiurida
                   #Family: Ophiotrichidae
                         #Genus: Ophiotheia
                               #Species: Ophiotheia danae Verrill,1869
Common Name(Thai) ดาวเปราะกัลปังหา (อยู่กับกัลปังหาสีแดง+ฟองน้ำเคลือบหนามสีน้ำตาล)
Common Name(English) Sea fan brittle stars
Locality Haad Hua Sai, Ko Mudsum, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani
Collector Pattareena Komkham
Identify by Pattareena Komkham
Status rare
Major Characters Fringing reef, long flat, red sea fan, brown sponge
Principal Investigator Arom Mucharin
Id. BRT-R149024-A026
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND