''Ophionereis'' is a genus of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea ...
s belonging to the family
Ophionereididae
Ophionereididae are a family of brittle stars.
Systematics
Ophionereididae has been placed (along with Ophiocomidae) to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Ophiocomidea and infraorder Chilophiurina or suborder Chilophiurina in different classificati ...
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The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species:
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Ophionereis albomaculata''
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Ophionereis amphilogus''
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Ophionereis andamanensis''
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Ophionereis annulata''
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Ophionereis australis''
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Ophionereis commutabilis''
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Ophionereis degeneri''
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Ophionereis diabloensis''
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Ophionereis dolabriformis''
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Ophionereis dubia''
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Ophionereis eurybrachiplax''
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Ophionereis fasciata''
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Ophionereis fusca''
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Ophionereis hexactis
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis intermedia''
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Ophionereis lineata''
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Ophionereis novaezelandiae''
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Ophionereis olivacea''
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Ophionereis perplexa
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis porrecta
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis reticulata
''Ophionereis reticulata'', the reticulated brittle star, is a brittle star in the family Ophionereididae. It is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Description
Like other brittle stars, ''Ophionerei ...
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Ophionereis sasakii
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis schayeri''
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Ophionereis semoni
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis sexradia
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis squamulosa
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis sykesi
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis thryptica
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis tigris
''Ophionereis'' is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophionereididae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Ophionereis albomaculata''
*'' Ophionereis amphilogus''
*'' Ophionereis andamanensis''
*'' Ophi ...
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Ophionereis variegata''
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Ophionereis vittata''
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Ophionereis vivipara''
References
Ophiuroidea genera
Ophionereididae
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