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title: "Banded Brittle Star"
description: "Ophionereis annulata — Outros animais. Ophionereis annulata, commonly known as the banded brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Ophionereididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/banded-brittle-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Banded Brittle Star

> Ophionereis annulata — Outros animais. Ophionereis annulata, commonly known as the banded brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Ophionereididae.

- Scientific name: *Ophionereis annulata*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3047
- Wikidata: [Q3268005](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3268005)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56682](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56682)

## Names

- en: Banded Brittle Star
- es: Estrella frágil anillada

## Countries with the most observations

US (2603), MX (179)

## Summary

Ophionereis annulata, commonly known as the banded brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Ophionereididae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: laiet17 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199841732

## Machine access

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