This species has been recorded from the Caribbean coast of Panama (see Alvarado et al., 2008).
Hendler, G. (2005). Two new brittle star species of the genus Ophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) from coral reefs in the Southern Caribbean Sea, with notes on their biology. Carribean Journal of Science 41(3): 583-599.
Alvarado, J.J., F.A. Solis-Marin & C. Ahearn. (2008). Equinodermos (Echinodermata) del Caribe Centroamericano. Rev.Biol.Trop. 56 (Suppl. 3): 37-55.
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