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Ophiothricidae 
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Class: Ophiuroidea Order: Ophiurida Suborder: Ophiurina Infraorder: Gnathophiurina Family: Ophiothricidae
Ljungman, 1867Genera See text.
Ophiothricidae are a family of ophiurid brittle stars within the infraorder 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
Ophiothricidae contains the following genera[1]:
- Asteria (nomen dubium)
- Gymnolophus Brock, 1888
- Lissophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938
- Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938
- Ophioaethiops Brock, 1888
- Ophiocampsis Duncan, 1887
- Ophiocnemis Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Ophiogymna Ljungman, 1866
- Ophiolophus Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
- Ophiomaza Lyman, 1871
- Ophiophthirius Döderlein, 1898
- Ophiopsammium Lyman, 1874
- Ophiopteron Ludwig, 1888
- Ophiothela Verrill, 1867
- Ophiothrichoides Delage & Hérouard, 1903
- Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840
- Ophiotrichoides Ludwig, 1882
References
- 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 0198540558
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