Ophiopholis

Ophiopholis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Ophiurida
Family:	Ophiactidae
Genus:	Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842 [1]
Species
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Ophiopholis is a genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.

Species

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

• 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

1. Stöhr, Sabine (2015). Stöhr S, O'Hara T (eds.). "Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842". World Ophiuroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-19.