Breviturma pica, the yellow-spotted brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Ophiocomidae. The species epithet, pica, translates to "magpie" for its resemblance to the bird with black and white feathers.
Description
Breviturma pica has looping white and gold lines on its body. Its five arms are long with yellow plates and numerous spines. Its body is about in diameter. Its total size is on average.
Distribution Breviturma pica can be found in the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaii, Micronesia, Taiwan, Northern Australia, South Africa, and Southern Israel.
Habitat Breviturma pica often lives in between the branches of cauliflower coral and sometimes under stones. It lives in depths of .
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