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Ophiopholis

Ophiopholis is a genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.

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Ophiopholis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiactidae
Genus: Ophiopholis
Müller & Troschel, 1842 1
Species

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Ophiopholis is a genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.

Species

The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species :1

  • Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Ophiopholis bakeri McClendon, 1909
  • Ophiopholis brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1911
  • Ophiopholis japonica Lyman, 1879
  • Ophiopholis kennerlyi Lyman, 1860
  • Ophiopholis longispina H.L. Clark, 1911
  • Ophiopholis mirabilis (Duncan, 1879)
  • Ophiopholis pilosa Djakonov, 1954
References

References

  1. Stöhr, Sabine (2015). Stöhr S, O'Hara T (eds.). "Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-19.