Breviturma pica
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| Breviturma pica | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiacanthida |
| Family: | Ophiocomidae |
| Genus: | Breviturma |
| Species: | B. pica |
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| Breviturma pica (Müller & Troschel, 1842)[1] | |
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Breviturma pica, the yellow-spotted brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Ophiocomidae.[2] The species epithet, pica, translates to "magpie" for its resemblance to the bird with black and white feathers.[3]
