-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata)

-Sea Stars and Brittle Stars (Subphylum Asterozoa)

-Brittle Stars (Class Ophiuroidea​)

-Subclass Myophiuroida

-Infraclass Metophiurida

-Superorder Ophintegrida

-Order Ophiacanthida

-Suborder Ophiodermatina

-Superfamily Ophiocomoidea

-Family Ophiocomidae

-Genus Ophiocoma

-Alexander's Spiny Brittle Star (Ophiocomella alexandri)

Brittles Stars are generally scavengers or detritivores. Small organic particles are moved into the mouth by the tube feet. Ophiuroids may also prey on small crustaceans or worms. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion.