Ophiopholis

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Ophiopholis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclass: Cryptosyringida
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Gnathophiurina
Family: Ophiactidae
Genus: Ophiopholis
Duncan, 1880
Species

see text.

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

Systematics

Species include:[1]

  • Ophiopholis aculeata
  • Ophiopholis bakeri
  • Ophiopholis brachyactis
  • Ophiopholis japonica
  • Ophiopholis kennerlyi
  • Ophiopholis mirabilis
  • Ophiopholis pilosa

References


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