Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
(a brittle star)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphiocomina nigra (a brittle star)
FamilyOPHIOCOMIDAE (a family of birttlestars)
InfraorderGnathophiurina (an infraorder of echinoderms)
SuborderOPHIURINA (a suborder of echinoderms)
OrderOPHIURIDA (an order of echinoderms)
ClassOPHIUROIDEA (brittle stars)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ophiocomina nigra (a brittle star) :
1: Ophiocomina nigra (a brittle star)
11 Jul 1969 OSIGR: A00 Vice County: West Cork (VC H03) Eire
Mixed brittle stars under a rock
Image 1: Ophiocomina nigra (3 dark) and Ophiothrix fragilis (2 red)

Ophiocomina nigra (a brittle star) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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