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Ophiuroidea

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The 10th plate of Ernst Haeckels's 'Kunstformen der Natur' (1904)

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasses (2): Myophiuroidea – †Oegophiuroidea

Name

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Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840

Uncertainties

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Debate whether ophiuroids belong in Asterozoa (The Asterozoan Hypothesis).

References

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Primary references

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  • Gray, J.E. 1840. Room II. pp. 57–65 in Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. British Museum, London.

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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  • беларуская: Афіуры
  • Deutsch: Schlangensterne
  • Ελληνικά: Οφιουροειδή
  • English: Brittle stars
  • suomi: Käärmetähdet
  • Bahasa Indonesia: Bintang ular
  • 日本語: クモヒトデ
  • русский: Офиуры
  • தமிழ்: ஒடி நட்சத்திர மீன்
  • 中文: 海蛇尾纲
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