Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amphiura verticillata
estrella de mar ofiuras, Sea star
Depth: 46-64 m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Ophiuroidea
Order
Amphilepidida
Suborder
Ophiurina
Family
Amphiuridae
Genus
Amphiura
Species
verticillata
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Amphiura verticillata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14988. Accessed 1 November 2026.