Ophiactidae

Family of brittle stars

Ophiactidae
this brittle star on the wildfacts sheets on wildsingapore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Gnathophiurina
Superfamily: Ophiactoidea
Family: Ophiactidae
Matsumoto, 1915 [1]
Genera

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Ophiactidae are a family of brittle stars.

Genera

The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]

  • Hemipholis Lyman, 1865
  • Histampica A.M. Clark, 1970
  • Ophiactis Lütken, 1856
  • Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842
  • Ophiopus Ljungman, 1867

References

  1. ^ a b Stöhr, Sabine (2015). Stöhr S, O'Hara T (eds.). "Ophiactidae Matsumoto, 1915". World Ophiuroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
Taxon identifiers
Ophiactidae


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