Amphiura

''Amphiura'' is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide, from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.

Systematics and phylogeny

''Amphiura'' is a large genus that is currently divided into the following six subgenera: ''Amphioplus'', ''Amphiura'', ''Fellaria'', ''Ophionema'', ''Ophiopelte'' and ''Ophiopeltis''. The once used subgenus ''Acrocnida'' has been elevated to a genus rank. The fossil record of the genus dates back to the Turonian ('' Amphiura plana'').

Species

Extant species include:MarineSpecies.org - Amphiura Forbes, 1843
/ref>Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa''

*'' Amphiura acacia''
*'' Amphiura accedens''
*'' Amphiura acrisia''
*'' Amphiura adjecta''
*'' Amphiura aestuarii''
*'' Amphiura affinis''
*'' Amphiura africana''
*'' Amphiura agitata''
*'' Amphiura alba''
*'' Amphiura albella''
*'' Amphiura algida''
*'' Amphiura ambigua''
*'' Amphiura amokurae''
*''Amphiura angularis''
*'' Amphiura annulifera''
*'' Amphiura anomala''
*'' Amphiura anster''
*''Amphiura antarctica''
*''Amphiura arcystata''
*''Amphiura argentea''
*''Amphiura aster''
*''Amphiura atlantica''
*''Amphiura atlantidea''
*''Amphiura belgicae''
*''Amphiura bellis''
*''Amphiura benthica''
*''Amphiura beringiana''
*'' Amphiura bidentata''
*'' Amphiura bihamula''
*'' Amphiura borealis''
*'' Amphiura bountyia''
*'' Amphiura brachyactis''
*'' Amphiura brevipes''
*'' Amphiura brevispina''
*'' Amphiura callida''
*'' Amphiura canadensis''
*'' Amphiura candida''
*'' Amphiura caparti''
*'' Amphiura capensis''
*'' Amphiura carchara''
*'' Amphiura carnea''
*'' Amphiura catephes''
*'' Amphiura celata''
*'' Amphiura ceramis''
*'' Amphiura cherbonnieri''
*'' Amphiura chiajei''
*'' Amphiura clausadae''
*'' Amphiura coacta''
*'' Amphiura commutata''
*'' Amphiura complanata''
*'' Amphiura concinna''
*'' Amphiura concolor''
*'' Amphiura confinis''
*'' Amphiura consors''
*'' Amphiura constricta''
*'' Amphiura corona''
*'' Amphiura crassipes''
*'' Amphiura crispa''
*'' Amphiura crossota''
*'' Amphiura crypta''
*'' Amphiura dacunhae''
*'' Amphiura debilis''
*'' Amphiura deficiens''
*'' Amphiura deichmanni''
*'' Amphiura dejecta''
*'' Amphiura dejectoides''
*'' Amphiura delamarei''
*'' Amphiura demissa''
*'' Amphiura diacritica''
*'' Amphiura diastata''
*'' Amphiura diducta''
*'' Amphiura digitula''
*'' Amphiura dino''
*'' Amphiura diomedeae''
*'' Amphiura dispar''
*'' Amphiura divaricata''
*'' Amphiura dolia''
*'' Amphiura duncani''
*'' Amphiura ecnomiotata''
*'' Amphiura elandiformis''
*'' Amphiura eugeniae''
*'' Amphiura eugenioides''
*'' Amphiura exigua Verrill''
*'' Amphiura fasciata''
*'' Amphiura fibulata''
*'' Amphiura ficta''
*'' Amphiura filiformis''
*'' Amphiura flexuosa''
*'' Amphiura florifera''
*'' Amphiura fragilis''
*'' Amphiura frigida''
*'' Amphiura gastracantha''
*'' Amphiura glabra''
*'' Amphiura goniodes''
*'' Amphiura griegi''
*'' Amphiura gymnogastra''
*'' Amphiura gymnopora''
*'' Amphiura heptacantha''
*''Amphiura heraldica''
*'' Amphiura hilaris''
*'' Amphiura immira''
*'' Amphiura incana''
*'' Amphiura inepta''
*'' Amphiura ingolfiana''
*'' Amphiura inhacensis''
*'' Amphiura instans''
*'' Amphiura iridoides''
*'' Amphiura joubini''
*'' Amphiura kalki''
*'' Amphiura kandai''
*'' Amphiura kinbergi''
*'' Amphiura koreae''
*'' Amphiura lanceolata''
*'' Amphiura latispina''
*'' Amphiura leptodoma''
*'' Amphiura leptotata''
*'' Amphiura leucaspis''
*'' Amphiura levidevaspis''
*'' Amphiura linearis''
*'' Amphiura lorioli''
*'' Amphiura luetkeni''
*'' Amphiura lunaris''
*'' Amphiura lymani''
*'' Amphiura macrostyalia''
*'' Amphiura maculata''
*'' Amphiura madecassae''
*'' Amphiura magellanica''
*'' Amphiura magnisquama''
*'' Amphiura maxima''
*'' Amphiura mediterranea''
*'' Amphiura megalaspi''
*'' Amphiura micra''
*'' Amphiura micraspis''
*'' Amphiura microplax''
*'' Amphiura microsoma''
*'' Amphiura modesta''
*'' Amphiura monorima''
*'' Amphiura morosa''
*'' Amphiura muelleri''
*'' Amphiura multiremula''
*'' Amphiura multispina''
*'' Amphiura murex''
*'' Amphiura nannodes''
*'' Amphiura nociva''
*'' Amphiura norae''
*'' Amphiura notacantha''
*'' Amphiura octacantha''
*'' Amphiura otteri''
*'' Amphiura pachybactra''
*'' Amphiura papillata''
*'' Amphiura parviscutata''
*'' Amphiura perita''
*'' Amphiura plantei''
*''Amphiura poecila''
*'' Amphiura polita''
*'' Amphiura polyacantha''
*'' Amphiura praefecta''
*'' Amphiura princeps''
*''Amphiura proposita''
*'' Amphiura protecta''
*'' Amphiura psilopora''
*'' Amphiura ptena''
*'' Amphiura pusilla''
*'' Amphiura pycnostoma''
*'' Amphiura rathbuni''
*'' Amphiura reloncavii''
*'' Amphiura repens''
*'' Amphiura retusa''
*'' Amphiura richardi''
*'' Amphiura sarsi''
*'' Amphiura scabiuscula''
*'' Amphiura scabriuscula''
*'' Amphiura sculpta''
*'' Amphiura securigera''
*'' Amphiura semiermis''
*'' Amphiura seminuda''
*'' Amphiura senegalensis''
*'' Amphiura septa''
*''Amphiura septemspinosa''
*'' Amphiura serpentina''
*'' Amphiura sexradiata''
*'' Amphiura simonsi''
*'' Amphiura sinicola''
*'' Amphiura spinipes''
*'' Amphiura stepanovi''
*'' Amphiura stictacantha''
*'' Amphiura stimpsoni''
*'' Amphiura subtilis''
*'' Amphiura sundevalli''
*'' Amphiura syntaracha''
*'' Amphiura tenuis''
*'' Amphiura tessellata''
*'' Amphiura trachydisca''
*'' Amphiura triaina''
*'' Amphiura trisacantha''
*'' Amphiura tumulosa''
*'' Amphiura tutanekai''
*'' Amphiura uncinata''
*'' Amphiura ungulata''
*'' Amphiura unicinata''
*'' Amphiura ushakovi''
*'' Amphiura vadicola''
*'' Amphiura velox''
*'' Amphiura verrilli''
*'' Amphiura verticillata''

References

Amphiuridae
Ophiuroidea genera

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