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Ophiothrix
Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. At present a total of 93 Ophiothrix species have been recognized. It is considered as one of the most interesting genera because of the presence of its brilliant colors and associations with coral and sponges as well. This genus has been labelled particularly difficult with respect to taxonomy, due to a high degree of variability in characters that are described is a morphological aspect.
35 branches of this group, most-observed first
Western Spiny Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix spiculata
Rough Banded Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix rudis
Ophiothrix caespitosa
speciesOphiothrix caespitosa
Oersted's Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix oerstedii
Ophiothrix exigua
speciesOphiothrix exigua
Ophiothrix trilineata
speciesOphiothrix trilineata
Ophiothrix foveolata
speciesOphiothrix foveolata
Ophiothrix picteti
speciesOphiothrix picteti
Savigny's Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix savignyi
Ophiothrix plana
speciesOphiothrix plana
Ophiothrix ciliaris
speciesOphiothrix ciliaris
Ophiothrix roseocoerulans
speciesOphiothrix roseocoerulans
Ophiothrix aristulata
speciesOphiothrix aristulata
Ophiothrix miles
speciesOphiothrix miles
Ophiothrix contenta
speciesOphiothrix contenta
Ophiothrix crassispina
speciesOphiothrix crassispina
Ophiothrix infirma
speciesOphiothrix infirma
Ophiothrix prostrata
speciesOphiothrix prostrata
Ophiothrix vitrea
speciesOphiothrix vitrea
Ophiothrix echinotecta
speciesOphiothrix echinotecta
Ophiothrix trindadensis
speciesOphiothrix trindadensis
Ophiothrix tricuspida
speciesOphiothrix tricuspida
Ophiothrix ailsae
speciesOphiothrix ailsae
Ophiothrix accedens
speciesOphiothrix accedens
Ophiothrix consecrata
speciesOphiothrix consecrata
Ophiothrix leucospida
speciesOphiothrix leucospida
Ophiothrix tradita
speciesOphiothrix tradita
Ophiothrix dyscrita
speciesOphiothrix dyscrita
Ophiothrix liodisca
speciesOphiothrix liodisca
Ophiothrix pavida
speciesOphiothrix pavida
Ophiothrix deposita
speciesOphiothrix deposita
Ophiothrix rotata
speciesOphiothrix rotata
Ophiothrix elegans
speciesOphiothrix elegans
Ophiothrix panchyendyta
speciesOphiothrix panchyendyta
Ophiothrix koreana
speciesOphiothrix koreana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1297098.