APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library

Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789) - Black brittlestar (Starfish)

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Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- in-situ on the lowershore 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- in-situ on the lowershore 2

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- in-situ on the lowershore 3

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view disc 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view disc 2

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- granular disc 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- granular disc 2

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- ventral surface and mouth 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- mouth jaws tooth papillae 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- mouth and arm base 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- under arm spines and scales 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- under arm spines and scales 2

Specimen above was found at Porthcressa, Isles of Scilly. 49° 54′ 42.744″ N / 6° 18′ 44.574″ W.

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view 3

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- ventral view 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- ventral view 2

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- location / Sennen Cove 1

Specimen above found under a stone on the lowershore at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 16.06.15.

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view 4

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- mouth 1

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 02.03.17.

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view disc 3

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view disc 4

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- granular disc 3

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- dorsal view arm 1

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- mouth 2

Specimen above was brought up with a lobster pot off Pendeen, West Cornwall. 26.09.17.

Black brittlestar
Ophiocomina nigra
- underwater in aquarium 1

Image of species taken in a tank at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth, Devon. 17.04.09.

Scientific and European Names:
Ophiocomina nigra, Black brittlestar, Schwarzer Schlangenstern, Ophiure noire, Ofiura negra, Offiura nera.

Ophiocomina nigra Black Brittlestar Starfish Echinoderm Images

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.