Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Ophiotrichidae



(See list of species below)



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64 species
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Gymnolophus obscura
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Ophiocnemis marmorata
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Ophiogymna elegans
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Ophiogymna funesta
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Ophiogymna pellicula
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Ophiogymna pulchella
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Ophiolophus novarae
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Ophiomaza cacaotica
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Ophiopsammium rugosum
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Ophiopsammium semperi
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Ophiopteron elegans
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Ophiopteron vitense
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Max. Length 0.4 cm WD

 
Ophiopteron vitiense
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Ophiothela gracilis
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Ophiothela mirabilis
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Ophiothela venusta
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Ophiothrix angulata
[Angular brittle star]
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Ophiothrix aristulata
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Ophiothrix armata
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Ophiothrix brachyactis
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Ophiothrix capillaris
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Ophiothrix ciliaris
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Ophiothrix cimar
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Ophiothrix contenta
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Ophiothrix crassispina
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Ophiothrix deceptor
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Ophiothrix elegans
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Ophiothrix eurycolpodes
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Ophiothrix exigua
[Short-spined brittle star]
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Ophiothrix foveolata
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Northeast Atlantic and th

Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard, 1789)

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Ophiothrix fragilis
[Common brittle star]
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Ophiothrix fumaria
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Ophiothrix infirma
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Ophiothrix koreana
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Ophiothrix lepidus
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Ophiothrix leucotrigona
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Ophiothrix lineata
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Ophiothrix luetkeni
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Ophiothrix marenzelleri
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Ophiothrix miles
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Ophiothrix oerstedii
[Oersted's brittle star]
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Ophiothrix oliveri
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Ophiothrix panchyendyta
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Ophiothrix picteti
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Ophiothrix plana
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Ophiothrix prostata
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Ophiothrix proteus
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Ophiothrix purpurea
[Purple brittle star]
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Ophiothrix pusilla
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Ophiothrix rotata
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Ophiothrix rudis
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Ophiothrix savignyi
[Long spined brittle star]
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Ophiothrix scotiosa
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Ophiothrix signata
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Max. Length 38 cm WD

 
Ophiothrix spiculata
[Pacific spiny brittlestar]
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Ophiothrix spinosissima
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Ophiothrix stri
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Ophiothrix suensonii
[Suenson's brittle star]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD

 
Ophiothrix tenera
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Max. Length 0.5 cm WD

 
Ophiothrix trilineata
[Ophiuroids]
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Ophiothrix vetusta
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Ophiothrix vigelandi
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Ophiothrix viridialba
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Ophiothrix vitrea
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gymnolophus obscura Indo-West Pacific 1867
Ophiocnemis marmorata Indo-West Pacific 1816
Ophiogymna elegans Indo-West Pacific 1866
Ophiogymna funesta Western Pacific 1922
Ophiogymna pellicula Western Central Pacific 1887
Ophiogymna pulchella Western Pacific 1905
Ophiolophus novarae Western Central Pacific 1887
Ophiomaza cacaotica Indo-West Pacific. 1871
Ophiopsammium rugosum Western Central Pacific 1905
Ophiopsammium semperi Indo-West Pacific 1874
Ophiopteron elegans Indo-West Pacific 1888
Ophiopteron vitense Western Central Pacific 1927
Ophiopteron vitiense Western Central Pacific 0.4 WD 1927
Ophiothela gracilis Eastern Pacific 1932
Ophiothela mirabilis Indo-West Pacific. 1867
Ophiothela venusta Indo-West Pacific. 1900
Ophiothrix angulata Angular brittle star Western Atlantic Ocean 1825
Ophiothrix aristulata Southwest Pacific 1879
Ophiothrix armata Indo-Pacific 1905
Ophiothrix brachyactis Western Atlantic 1915
Ophiothrix capillaris Western Central Pacific 1879
Ophiothrix ciliaris Indo-West Pacific. 1816
Ophiothrix cimar Western Central Atlantic 2005
Ophiothrix contenta Western Central Pacific 1930
Ophiothrix crassispina Western Central Pacific 1904
Ophiothrix deceptor Western Central Pacific 1922
Ophiothrix elegans Western Central Pacific 1869
Ophiothrix eurycolpodes Western Central Pacific 1918
Ophiothrix exigua Short-spined brittle star Indo-West Pacific. 1874
Ophiothrix foveolata Indo-West Pacific 1887
Ophiothrix fragilis Common brittle star Northeast Atlantic and th 1789
Ophiothrix fumaria Western Central Pacific 1842
Ophiothrix infirma Western Central Pacific 1905
Ophiothrix koreana Western Central Pacific 1879
Ophiothrix lepidus Southwest Pacific 1893
Ophiothrix leucotrigona Western Central Pacific 1918
Ophiothrix lineata Western Central Atlantic 1860
Ophiothrix luetkeni Northeast Atlantic 1872
Ophiothrix marenzelleri Northwest Pacific 1904
Ophiothrix miles Western Pacific 1905
Ophiothrix oerstedii Oersted's brittle star Western Central Atlantic 1856
Ophiothrix oliveri Southwest Pacific 1910
Ophiothrix panchyendyta Western Central Pacific 1911
Ophiothrix picteti Western Central Pacific 1893
Ophiothrix plana Western Pacific 1874
Ophiothrix prostata Western Central Pacific 1922
Ophiothrix proteus Western Central Pacific 1905
Ophiothrix purpurea Purple brittle star Indo-Pacific. 1867
Ophiothrix pusilla Western Pacific 1874
Ophiothrix rotata Northwest Pacific 1870
Ophiothrix rudis Northwest Pacific 1874
Ophiothrix savignyi Long spined brittle star Indo-West Pacific 1842
Ophiothrix scotiosa Western Pacific 1943
Ophiothrix signata Western Central Pacific 1922
Ophiothrix spiculata Pacific spiny brittlestar Eastern Pacific. 38 WD 1851
Ophiothrix spinosissima Western Central Pacific 1905
Ophiothrix stri Western Central Atlantic 2005
Ophiothrix suensonii Suenson's brittle star Western Atlantic 1856
Ophiothrix tenera Western Central Pacific 0.7 WD 1888
Ophiothrix trilineata Ophiuroids Indo-Pacific. 0.5 WD 1869
Ophiothrix vetusta Western Central Pacific 1930
Ophiothrix vigelandi Western Central Pacific 1968
Ophiothrix viridialba Indo-West Pacific 1867
Ophiothrix vitrea Western Central Pacific 1896



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