''Ophiopsila'' 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 ...
belonging to the
family
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Ophiocomidae
Ophiocomidae are a family of brittle stars of the suborder Ophiurina.
Systematics and phylogeny
Ophiocomidae has been placed (along with Ophionereididae) to the superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Gnathophiurina or suborder Gnathophiurina ...
. Many species are bioluminescent.
List of species
* ''
Ophiopsila abscissa''
Liao, 1982
* ''
Ophiopsila annulosa''
(M. Sars, 1859)
* ''
Ophiopsila aranea''
Forbes, 1843
* ''
Ophiopsila bispinosa''
A.M. Clark, 1974
* ''
Ophiopsila brevisquama''
Koehler, 1930
* ''
Ophiopsila californica''
A.H. Clark, 1921
* ''
Ophiopsila caribea''
(Ljungman, 1872)
* ''
Ophiopsila dilatata''
Koehler, 1930
* ''
Ophiopsila fulva''
Lyman, 1878
* ''
Ophiopsila glabra''
Koehler, 1930
* ''
Ophiopsila guineensis''
Koehler, 1914
* ''
Ophiopsila hartmeyeri''
Koehler, 1913
* ''
Ophiopsila maculata''
(Verrill, 1899)
* ''
Ophiopsila multipapillata''
Guille & Jangoux, 1978
* ''
Ophiopsila multispina''
Koehler, 1930
* ''
Ophiopsila novaezealandiae''
Baker, 1974
* ''
Ophiopsila pantherina''
Koehler, 1898
* ''
Ophiopsila paucispina''
Koehler, 1907
* ''
Ophiopsila picturata''
Koehler, 1930
* ''
Ophiopsila platispina''
Koehler, 1914
* ''
Ophiopsila polyacantha''
H.L. Clark, 1915
* ''
Ophiopsila polysticta''
H.L. Clark, 1915
* ''
Ophiopsila riisei
''Ophiopsila'' is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family (biology), family Ophiocomidae. Many species are bioluminescent.
List of species
* ''Ophiopsila abscissa'' Liao, 1982
* ''Ophiopsila annulosa'' (M. Sars, 1859)
* ''Ophiopsila ar ...
''
Lütken, 1859
* ''
Ophiopsila seminuda''
A.M. Clark, 1952
* ''
Ophiopsila squamifera''
Murakami, 1963
* ''
Ophiopsila timida''
Koehler, 1930
* ''
Ophiopsila vittata''
H.L. Clark, 1918
References
Ophiuroidea Data Base
Ophiocomidae
Ophiuroidea genera
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