Species Detail - Black brittlestar (Ophiocomina nigra) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Ophiocomina nigra
Black brittlestar
NHMSYS0021054171
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
opnig
(Abildgaard, in O.F. Müller, 1789)
Echinoderm
Species
3
3
3
21/01/2015
06/07/2017
21 January (recorded in 2015)
16 December (recorded in 2024)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Black brittlestar (Ophiocomina nigra), accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/286708