Ophiactidae are a
family
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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 ...
s.
Genera
The following genera are recognised by the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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:
[
*'' Hemipholis'' Lyman, 1865
*'' Histampica'' A.M. Clark, 1970
*'' Ophiactis'' Lütken, 1856
*'' Ophiopholis'' Müller & Troschel, 1842
*'' Ophiopus'' Ljungman, 1867
]
References
Ophiurida
Echinoderm families
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