Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Ophiothrix Phylum Echinodermata | Higher classification Ophiotrichidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Brittle star, Ophiothrix fragilis, Echinoderm, Ophiotrichidae, Ophiurida |
Spiny brittle star ophiothrix spiculata traverses rainbow leaf
Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Contents
- Spiny brittle star ophiothrix spiculata traverses rainbow leaf
- Frenesia ophiothrix fragilis
- Systematics and phylogeny
- References
![Ophiothrix MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Common brittlestar](https://alchetron.com/cdn/ophiothrix-7f83d0cc-051e-4452-a1f0-243d75d9925-resize-750.jpeg)
Frenesia ophiothrix fragilis
Systematics and phylogeny
![Ophiothrix Ophiothrix Marine Macrofauna Genus Trait Handbook from Marine](https://alchetron.com/cdn/ophiothrix-a2bbfa0a-7fee-4014-8cac-80e6c40115e-resize-750.jpeg)
Ophiothrix is a large genus that is currently divided into the following three subgenera: Acanthophiothrix, Ophiothrix and Theophiothrix'. Extant Species include:
![Ophiothrix AnimalBase listthumbnails](https://alchetron.com/cdn/ophiothrix-66ccc98d-504b-42d7-baff-575845da09b-resize-750.jpeg)
![Ophiothrix Ophiothrix angulata](https://alchetron.com/cdn/ophiothrix-2decd693-cf28-40c7-a1ea-a89599850e0-resize-750.jpeg)
![Ophiothrix Ophiothrix fragilis Marine Life Encyclopedia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/ophiothrix-ce0477c6-9012-4184-bd7b-ce9142b101f-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Ophiothrix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA