The paratype of this species (USNM 1073476) was collected from the North side of Bastimento Island, Wild Cane Key, Bocas del Toro (Centroid Latitude: 9.3442, Centroid Longitude: -82.1719, depth range 0.9 to 4.2 m), Panama, Caribbean Sea.
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.
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246874This species was named after the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama.
Paratype: USNM 1073476
Type locality: North side of Bastimento Island, Wild Cane Key, Bocas del Toro (Centroid Latitude: 9.3442, Centroid Longitude: -82.1719, depth range 0.9 to 4.2 m), Panama, Caribbean Sea.
