''Ophiopholis'' is a genus 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 sea floor using their flexible arms for locomot ...
s (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.
Species
The following species are recognised by the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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*'' 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
Ophiactidae
Ophiuroidea genera
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