''Ophionereis'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as ...
s belonging to the family
Ophionereididae
Ophionereididae are a family of brittle star
Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (; ; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
Species:
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Ophionereis albomaculata''
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Ophionereis amphilogus''
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Ophionereis andamanensis''
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Ophionereis annulata''
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Ophionereis australis''
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Ophionereis commutabilis''
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Ophionereis degeneri''
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Ophionereis diabloensis''
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Ophionereis dolabriformis''
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Ophionereis dubia''
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Ophionereis eurybrachiplax''
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Ophionereis fasciata''
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Ophionereis fusca''
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Ophionereis hexactis
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis intermedia''
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Ophionereis lineata''
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Ophionereis novaezelandiae''
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Ophionereis olivacea
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis perplexa
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis porrecta
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis reticulata
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the ...
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Ophionereis sasakii
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the ...
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Ophionereis schayeri
''Ophionereis schayeri'', Schayer's brittle star, is a brittle star in the family Ophionereididae.
Description
The central disk is up to 2.5 centimetres wide, with arms to 15 centimetres long. The species is a filter-feeder that sifts sand an ...
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Ophionereis semoni
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis sexradia
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis squamulosa
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis sykesi
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis thryptica
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Oph ...
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Ophionereis tigris''
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Ophionereis variegata''
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Ophionereis vittata''
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Ophionereis vivipara''
References
Ophiuroidea genera
Ophionereididae
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