Ophioplocus japonicus (English spelling) Ophioplocusjaponicus

Japanese: Ophioplocus japonicus(英語表記)Ophioplocusjaponicus
Ophioplocus japonicus (English spelling) Ophioplocusjaponicus

…Most species are free-living, but many species live in symbiosis with other animals, such as the Western brittle star, which lives wrapped around the surface of the seahorse of a coelenterate. The brittle star (or Japanese brittle star) Ophioplocus japonicus is commonly found in the intertidal zone throughout Japan, except Hokkaido, and lives under stones. Its entire body is dark green-gray, with somewhat irregular stripes on its arms. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ophioplocus japonicus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ほとんどが自由生活をするが,ニシキクモヒトデが腔腸動物のイソバナの表面に巻きついて生活するように他の動物と共生する種類も多い。 クモヒトデ(またはニホンクモヒトデ)Ophioplocus japonicusは北海道を除く日本全域の潮間帯にふつうに見られ,石の下などにすむ。全体は濃緑灰色で,腕にやや不規則な縞模様がある。…

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