Ophiactidae
Encyclopedia
Ophiactidae are a family
of brittle star
s.
It includes the following genera:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of brittle star
Brittle star
Brittle stars or ophiuroids are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish. They crawl across the seafloor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to in length on the largest specimens...
s.
It includes the following genera:
- Amphiactis
- Hemipholis
- Histampica
- Ophiactis
- Ophiodaphne
- Ophiolypus
- OphiopholisOphiopholisOphiopholis is a genus of brittle stars found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.-Systematics:Species include:*Ophiopholis aculeata*Ophiopholis bakeri*Ophiopholis brachyactis*Ophiopholis japonica...
- Ophiopus
- Ophiosphaera