Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
(a brittle star)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmphipholis squamata (a brittle star)
FamilyAMPHIURIDAE (a family of brittlestars)
InfraorderGnathophiurina (an infraorder of echinoderms)
SuborderOPHIURINA (a suborder of echinoderms)
OrderOPHIURIDA (an order of echinoderms)
ClassOPHIUROIDEA (brittle stars)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amphipholis squamata (a brittle star) :
1: Amphipholis squamata (a brittle star)
10 Sep 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
with tunicates on underside of rock in rockpool
Image 1: Arm - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Arms - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Arms - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Disc - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Disc - dorsal view - magnified - black backgroundImage 6: Disc - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Disc - ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Disc - ventral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 9: Disc - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Dorsal view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 11: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 13: Mouth - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Mouth - microscope low magnification (2)

Amphipholis squamata (a brittle star) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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