Ophiothricidae

Ophiothrix suensonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnathophiurina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina

Familia: Ophiothricidae
Genera: Gymnolophus – Lissophiothrix – Macrophiothrix – Ophiocnemis – Ophiogymna – Ophiolophus – Ophiomaza – Ophiophthirius – Ophiopsammium – Ophiopteron – Ophiothela – Ophiothrix – Ophiotrichoides

Name

• Ophiothricidae Ljungman, 1867
  • Note: also spelled Ophiotrichidae
  • Type genus: Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840

References

• Goharimanesh, M., Stöhr, S., Mirshamsi, O., Ghassemzadeh, F., Adriaens, D. 2021. Interactive identification key to all brittle star families (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) leads to revised morphological descriptions. European Journal of Taxonomy. 766(1), 1–63. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.766.1483 Reference page. 
• Ljungman, A. [1866] 1867. Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 23(9): 303–336. BHL Reference page.  [see page 330, original description]
• Verrill, A.E. 1899. North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(7): 301–371. BHL Reference page.  [see page 304]
• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2023). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123208 on 2023-02-20