page_title: Amphipholis squamata
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Amphipholis squamata / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Amphipholis squamata found on Great Cumbrae, Scotland
context_page_description: Amphipholis squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species of brittle star in the family Amphiuridae.
context_section_description: This species is small, grey to bluish-white, and phosphorescent. It has thin, short arms around 20 mm long. The round disc is 3 to 5mm, and has a scale covering with D-shaped radial plates. It has rhombic-shaped mouth shields and extremely wide mouth papillae.
caption: Jaws
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