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title: "Sponge Brittle Star"
description: "Ophiothrix suensonii — Altri animali. Ophiothrix suensoni, Suenson's brittle star or the sponge brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sponge-brittle-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sponge Brittle Star

> Ophiothrix suensonii — Altri animali. Ophiothrix suensoni, Suenson's brittle star or the sponge brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida.

- Scientific name: *Ophiothrix suensonii*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 710
- Wikidata: [Q105402238](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105402238)
- iNaturalist taxon: [128860](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128860)

## Names

- en: Sponge Brittle Star
- es: Estrella esponja quebradiza
- fr: Ophiure des éponges

## Countries with the most observations

KY (73), PA (66), MX (62), HN (59), CU (28), MQ (28), CW (21), BZ (18), VI (17), GP (14), BS (5), CO (4)

## Summary

Ophiothrix suensoni, Suenson's brittle star or the sponge brittle star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. It is included in the subgenus Acanthophiothrix making its full scientific name Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensoni.

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

## Photo

![Sponge Brittle Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sponge-brittle-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis Garretson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70836394

## Machine access

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