Ophiotrichidae

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Ophiotrichidae
Ophiothrix foveolata (Brittle star).jpg
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Ophiuroidea
Order:
Ophiurida
Suborder:
Gnathophiurina
Family:
Ophiotrichidae[1]

Ljungman, 1867
Genera

See text.

Ophiotrichidae are a family of ophiurid brittle stars within the suborder Gnathophiurina.

All have arms with delicate translucent, thorny spines. The arms are flexible in all directions. The jaws contain clusters of well-developed tooth papillae on the apex but not on the sides. There are no mouth papillae. Inside the mouth edge there is a second pair of tube feet. They show large radial shields. The dorsal surface of the disc is covered with spines and thorny towers.

Systematics

Ophiotrichidae contains the following genera:[2]


References

  1. ^ Hoggett, A.K., (1991). The genus Macrophiothrix (Ophiuroidae:Ophiotrichidae) in Australian waters. Invertebr. Taxon. 4:1077–1146.
  2. ^ MarineSpecies.org - Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867
  • Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336–351
  • Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2009). Ophiotrichidae. In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2009). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at [1] on 2010-06-16
  • P.J. Hayward and J.S. Ryland (ed.), Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996, ISBN 0-19-854055-8Error: "Q3280152" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.


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