---
title: "Estrella quebradiza espinosa del occidente"
description: "Ophiothrix spiculata — Otros animales. Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/western-spiny-brittle-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Estrella quebradiza espinosa del occidente

> Ophiothrix spiculata — Otros animales. Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida.

- Scientific name: *Ophiothrix spiculata*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4477
- Wikidata: [Q2664389](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2664389)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48835](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48835)

## Names

- en: Western Spiny Brittle Star
- es: Estrella quebradiza espinosa del occidente
- fr: Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata
- it: Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) spiculata

## Countries with the most observations

US (3639), MX (80)

## Summary

Ophiothrix spiculata, the western spiny brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found along the Pacific coast of North and South America from below the San Francisco Bay to Peru. Individuals come in a variety of colors, although usually with orange longitudinal stripes on the arms, and the body can measure up to 2 cm across. This species was first described by J. L. Le Conte in 1851.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiothrix_spiculata

## Photo

![Estrella quebradiza espinosa del occidente](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-spiny-brittle-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340531943

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-spiny-brittle-star?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).