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Ophiocoma

As recorded: Ophiocoma L.Agassiz, 1836

Animalia › Echinodermata › Ophiuroidea › Ophiacanthida › Ophiocomidae

Collected by: Dr. Carl Yoshimoto and John HarrellJohn Harrell →Carl Masaru Yoshimoto →
Locality: Ishigaki Island
Island: Ishigaki Island
Region: Japan
Record type: Preserved specimen

Ophiocoma observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,650 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, East Nusa Tenggara, ID

(c) pablo_dbr_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Bali, ID

(c) Ellie Kinane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

364 Maezato, Ishigaki, Okinawa 907-0002, Japan

(c) James Goodsell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

89CM+9X7, Viseisei, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

89CM+9X7, Viseisei, Fiji

(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

Nossi-Bé, Province d'Antsiranana, MG

(c) Rémi Cardinael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Ophiocoma. BPBM 1403. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37826949. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/1403.