189 Species in Family Ophiuridae
Nominal species list for Ophiuridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Amphiophiura abcisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Amphiophiura antarctica Koehler, 1923
Amphiophiura bakeri McKnight, 2003
Amphiophiura bullata Thomson
Amphiophiura canaliculata Koehler, 1922
Amphiophiura confecta (Koehler, 1930)
Amphiophiura improba (Koehler, 1904)
Amphiophiura insolita (Koehler, 1904)
Amphiophiura kermadecensis (Benham, 1911)
Amphiophiura lacazei (Lyman, 1878)
Amphiophiura liberata (Koehler, 1904)
Amphiophiura megapoma unspecified
Amphiophiura metabula H.L. Clark, 1915
Amphiophiura oedignatha H.L. Clark, 1915
Amphiophiura oligopora (H.L. Clark, 1913)
Amphiophiura ornata (Lyman, 1878)
Amphiophiura pachyplax Djakonov, 1954
Amphiophiura pacifica Litvinova, 1971
Amphiophiura paupera (Koehler, 1896)
Amphiophiura pertusa Koehler, 1930
Amphiophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878)
Amphiophiura rowetti Smith, 1923
Amphiophiura sculptilis (Lyman, 1878)
Amphiophiura sordida (Koehler, 1897)
Amphiophiura spatulifera Koehler, 1922
Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Amphiophiura trifolium Hertz, 1927
Amphiophiura urbana (Koehler, 1904)
Amphitarsus spinifer unspecified
Anthophiura axiologa unspecified
Anthophiura granulatus (Clark, 1939)
Anthophiura ingolfi Fasmer, 1930
Homalophiura falcifera unspecified
Homalophiura tesselata unspecified
Ophiomusium facundum Koehler, 1922
Ophiomusium glabrum Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Ophiomusium luetkeni Lyman, 1878
Ophiomusium lymani Wyville Thomson, 1873
Ophiomusium scalare Lyman, 1878
Ophiomusium simplex Lyman, 1878
Ophiernus vallincola Lyman, 1878
Ophiocten abyssicolum (Forbes, 1843)
Ophiocten affinis (Lütken, 1858)
Ophiocten amitinum Lyman, 1878 Rasberry brittle star
Ophiocten culveri May, 1924
Ophiocten doederleini Hertz, 1926
Ophiocten dubium Koehler, 1900
Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878
Ophiocten ludwigi Koehler, 1908
Ophiocten megaloplax Koehler, 1900
Ophiocten pallidum Lyman, 1878
Ophiocten scutatum unspecified
Ophiocten sericeum (Forbes, 1852)
Ophiocten ultimum Hertz, 1926
Ophioctenella acies Tyler, Paterson, Sibuet, Guille, Murton & Segonzac, 1995
Ophiogona doederleini (Koehler, 1901)
Ophiogona laevigata Studer, 1876
Ophiolepis ailsae Hendler & Turner, 1987
Ophiolepis cardioplax Murakami, 1943
Ophiolepis cincta Müller & Troschel, 1842
Ophiolepis crassa Nielsen, 1932
Ophiolepis elegans Lütken, 1859 Elegant brittle star
Ophiolepis gemma Hendler & Turner, 1987
Ophiolepis grisea Clark, 1940
Ophiolepis impressa Lütken, 1859
Ophiolepis irregularis Brock, 1888
Ophiolepis kieri Hendler, 1979
Ophiolepis pacifica Lütken, 1856
Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825)
Ophiolepis pawsoni Hendler, 1988
Ophiolepis plateia Ziesenhenne, 1940
Ophiolepis rugosa Koehler, 1922
Ophiolepis superba Clark, 1915 Banded brittle starfish
Ophiolepis unicolor Clark, 1938
Ophiolepis variegata Lütken, 1856
Ophiolipus granulatus Koehler, 1897
Ophiomastus meridionalis (Lyman, 1879)
Ophiomastus serratus (Mortensen, 1936)
Ophiomastus tegulitius Lyman, 1878
Ophiomisidium speciosum Koehler, 1914
Ophiomusium cancellatum Lyman, 1878
Ophiomusium corticosum Lyman, 1878
Ophiomusium eburneum Lyman, 1869
Ophiomusium facetum Koehler, 1922
Ophionotus hexactis (Smith, 1876)
Ophionotus victoriae Bell, 1902
Ophiopenia disacantha Clark, 1911
Ophiopenia tetracantha Clark, 1911
Ophioperla koehleri (Bell, 1908)
Ophiophyllum novaecaledonia Vadon, 1991
Ophiophyllum petilum Lyman, 1878
Ophiopleura borealis unspecified
Ophiopleura inermis (Lyman, 1878)
Ophioplinthus brevirima (Mortensen, 1936)
Ophioplinthus carinata (Studer, 1876)
Ophioplinthus gelida (Koehler, 1901)
Ophioplinthus grisea Lyman, 1878
Ophioplinthus inornata (Lyman, 1878)
Ophioplinthus intorta (Lyman, 1878)
Ophioplinthus martensi (Studer, 1885)
Ophioplinthus medusa Lyman, 1878
Ophioplinthus partita (Koehler, 1908)
Ophioplinthus relegata (Koehler, 1922)
Ophioplinthus scissa (Koehler, 1908)
Ophioplinthus tuberosa (Mortensen, 1936)
Ophioplinthus tumescens (Koehler, 1922)
Ophioplocus declinans (Koehler, 1904)
Ophioplocus esmarki Lyman, 1874
Ophioplocus imbricata unspecified
Ophioplocus imbricatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Ophioplocus incipiens (Koehler, 1922)
Ophioplocus japonicus Clark, 1911 Japanese smooth brittle star
Ophiopyrgus biocalae Vadon, 1991
Ophiopyrgus trispinosus Koehler, 1904
Ophiosparte gigas Koehler, 1922
Ophiosteira antarctica Bell, 1902
Ophiosteira debitor Koehler, 1922
Ophiosteira echinulata Koehler, 1922
Ophiosteira rotundata Koehler, 1922
Ophiotylos brevipes Liao, 1978
Ophiotylos leucus Murakami, 1943
Ophiotypa simplex Koehler, 1897
Ophiozona antillarum unspecified
Ophiozona depressa unspecified
Ophiozona dubia unspecified
Ophiozona insularia unspecified
Ophiozona nivea unspecified
Ophiozona pacifica unspecified
Ophiozona stellata unspecified
Ophiozona tessellata unspecified
Ophiozonella alba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Ophiozonella bispinosa (Koehler, 1897)
Ophiozonella falklandica Mortensen, 1936
Ophiozonella longispina unspecified
Ophiozonella media (Koehler, 1904)
Ophiozonella molesta (Koehler, 1904)
Ophiozonella stellata (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiozonella subtilis Koehler, 1922
Ophiura acervata unspecified
Ophiura aequalis Lyman, 1878
Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839 Serpent's table brittlestar
Ophiura ambigua (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiura atacta unspecified
Ophiura aurantiaca unspecified
Ophiura bathybia Clark, 1911
Ophiura brevispinosa Clark, 1915
Ophiura carnea Lütken, 1858
Ophiura clemens (Koehler, 1904)
Ophiura cryptolepis Clark, 1911
Ophiura ctenophora (Clark, 1909)
Ophiura flagellata (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiura flexibilis (Koehler, 1911)
Ophiura fluctuans Koehler, 1922
Ophiura fraterna (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiura grubei Heller, 1863
Ophiura irrorata (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiura kinbergi Ljungman, 1866
Ophiura kofoidi Mcclendon, 1909
Ophiura lanceolata Clark, 1930
Ophiura leptoctenia Clark, 1911
Ophiura lienosa (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiura ljungmani (Lyman, 1878)
Ophiura luetkenii (Lyman, 1860) Gray brittle star
Ophiura maculata unspecified
Ophiura micracantha Clark, 1911
Ophiura mimaria (Koehler, 1908)
Ophiura nana (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758) Serpent brittle star
Ophiura pteracantha Liao, 1982
Ophiura quadrispina unspecified
Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1851)
Ophiura rouchi (Koehler, 1912)
Ophiura sarsii Lütken, 1855 Notched brittle star
Ophiura signata unspecified
Ophiura squamosa Baker, 1979
Ophiura stellata (Studer, 1882)
Ophiura texturata unspecified
Ophiura verrucosa (Studer, 1876)
Perlophiura profundissima Belyaev & Litvinova, 1972
Sinophiura multispina (Koehler, 1922)
Spinophiura jolliveti Stohr & Segonzac, 2006
Stegophiura carinata Djakonov, 1954
Stegophiura elevata (Lyman, 1878)
Stegophiura hainanensis Liao, 1995
Stegophiura nodosa unspecified
Stegophiura sladeni (Duncan, 1879)
Stegophiura sterilis Koehler, 1922
Stegophiura stuwitzii unspecified
Stegophiura vivipara Matsumoto, 1915
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