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Family: Amphiuridae



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197 species (see list below)
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Acrocnida brachiata
[Sand burrowing brittle star]
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Amphichondrius granulosus
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Amphicontus minutus
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Amphilimna granulosa
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Amphilimna mirabilis
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Amphilimna multispina
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Amphilimna olivacea
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Amphilimna polyacantha
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Amphilimna sinica
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Amphilimna tanyodes
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Amphilimna transacta
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Amphilycus scripta
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Amphiodia atra
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Amphiodia crassa
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Photo by Miller, Todd

Arctic

Amphiodia craterodmeta unspecified

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Amphiodia craterodmeta
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Amphiodia digitata
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Amphiodia gyraspis
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Amphiodia microplax
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Amphiodia minuta
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Amphiodia obtecta
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Amphiodia occidentalis
[Long-armed brittle star]
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Amphiodia oerstedi
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Amphiodia olivacea
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Amphiodia peloria
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Amphiodia periercta
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Amphiodia planispina
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Amphiodia psara
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Amphiodia psilochora
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Amphiodia pulchella
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Amphiodia repens
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Amphiodia rhabdota
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Amphiodia riisei
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Amphiodia rossica
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Amphiodia tabogae
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Amphiodia trychna
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Amphiodia tymbara
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Photo by Cowles, David

Eastern Pacific.

Amphiodia urtica (Lyman, 1860)

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Amphiodia urtica
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Amphiodia vicina
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Amphiodia violacea
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Amphioplus abditus
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Amphioplus affinis
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Amphioplus ancistrotus
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Amphioplus andreae
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Amphioplus brocki
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Amphioplus coniortodes
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Amphioplus cyrtacanthus
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Amphioplus daleus
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Amphioplus depressus
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Amphioplus euryaspis
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Amphioplus exsecratus
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Amphioplus hastatus
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Amphioplus hexacanthus
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Amphioplus impressus
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Amphioplus incisus
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Amphioplus intermedius
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Amphioplus iuxtus
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Amphioplus laevis
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Amphioplus legatus
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Amphioplus lucidus
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Amphioplus macraspis
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Amphioplus patulus
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Amphioplus peregrinator (Koehler, 1912)

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Amphioplus peregrinator
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Amphioplus rhadinobrachius
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Amphioplus sepultus
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Amphioplus stewartensis
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Amphioplus strongyloplax
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Amphioplus thrombodes
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Amphioplus tumidus
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Amphipholis januarii
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Amphipholis loripes
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Amphipholis misera
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Amphipholis pachybactera
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Amphipholis pugetana
[Black and white brittle star]
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Amphipholis sobrina
[]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Cosmopolitan.

Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)

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Amphipholis squamata
[Dwarf brittle star]
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Amphiura abbreviata
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Amphiura abyssorum
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Amphiura aestuarii
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Amphiura algida
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Amphiura ambigua
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Amphiura amokurae
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Amphiura angularis
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Amphiura annulifera
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Amphiura antarctica
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Amphiura arcystata
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Amphiura argentea
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Amphiura aster
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Amphiura atlantica
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean.

Amphiura belgicae Koehler, 1900

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Amphiura belgicae
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Amphiura bidentata
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Amphiura borealis
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Amphiura bountyia
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Amphiura carchara
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Amphiura cherbonnieri
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Amphiura chiajei
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Amphiura correcta
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Amphiura crispa
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Amphiura crossota
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Amphiura deficiens
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Amphiura delamarei
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Amphiura denticulata
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Amphiura diacritica
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Amphiura diastata
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Amphiura digitula
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Amphiura diomedeae
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Amphiura divaricata
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Amphiura dolia
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Amphiura duncani
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Amphiura ecnomiotata
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Amphiura eugeniae
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Amphiura fibulata
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Amphiura filiformis
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Amphiura flexuosa
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Amphiura fragilis
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Amphiura grandisquama
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Amphiura griegi
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Amphiura heptacantha
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Amphiura hexactis
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Amphiura incana
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Amphiura joubini Koehler, 1912

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Amphiura joubini
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Amphiura lacazei
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Amphiura lanceolata
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Amphiura lymani
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Amphiura mediterranea
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Amphiura microplax
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Amphiura monorima
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Amphiura otteri
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Amphiura palmeri
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Amphiura phalerata
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Amphiura polyacantha
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Amphiura praefecta
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Amphiura proposita
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Amphiura protecta
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Amphiura psilopora
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Amphiura pusilla
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Amphiura rathbuni
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Amphiura remota
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Amphiura rosea
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Amphiura securigera
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Amphiura semiermis
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Amphiura seminuda
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Amphiura serpentina
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Amphiura sinicola
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Amphiura stimpsoni
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Amphiura sundevalli
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Amphiura tenuis
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Amphiura tomentosa
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Amphiura vadicola
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Amphiura velox
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Diamphiodia craterodmeta
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Dougaloplus acanthinus
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Dougaloplus amphacantha
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Dougaloplus echinatus
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Dougaloplus gastracanthus
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Microphiopholis geminata
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Microphiopholis gracillima
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Microphiopholis platydisca
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Microphiopholis puntarenae
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Micropholis atra
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Micropholis gracillima
[Burrowing brittle star]
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Nullamphiura psilopora
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Ophiocentrus anomalus
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Ophiocentrus aspera
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Ophiocentrus dilatatus
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Ophiocentrus inaequalis
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Ophiocentrus koehleri
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Ophiocentrus novaezelandiae
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Ophiocentrus putnami
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Ophiocentrus verticillatus
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Ophiocnida cubana
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Ophiocnida hispida
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Ophiocnida scabriuscula
[Lobate brittle star]
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Ophionema intricata
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Ophionephthys difficilis
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Ophionephthys limicola
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Ophiophragmus chilensis
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Ophiophragmus cubanus
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Ophiophragmus filograneus
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Ophiophragmus luetkeni
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Ophiophragmus marginatus
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Ophiophragmus moorei
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Ophiophragmus ophiactoides
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Ophiophragmus paucispinus
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Ophiophragmus pulcher
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Ophiophragmus septus
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Ophiophragmus tabogensis
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Ophiophragmus wurdemanii
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Ophiostigma isacanthum
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Ophiostigma isocanthum
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Ophiostigma rugosum
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Ophiostigma siva
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Paracrocnida persica
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Paracrocnida sinensis
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Paramphichondrius tetradontus
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Paramphicondrius tetradontus
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Peracrocnida sinensis
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Triplodia abdita
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acrocnida brachiata Sand burrowing brittle star Atlantic and the Mediterr 1804
Amphichondrius granulosus Atlantic and the Mediterr 1932
Amphicontus minutus Atlantic and the Mediterr 1940
Amphilimna granulosa Western Pacific 1989
Amphilimna mirabilis Western Central Atlantic 1941
Amphilimna multispina Western Pacific 1922
Amphilimna olivacea Western Atlantic
Amphilimna polyacantha Northwest Pacific 1983
Amphilimna sinica Northwest Pacific 1989
Amphilimna tanyodes Central Pacific 1974
Amphilimna transacta Western Central Pacific 1930
Amphilycus scripta Northwest Pacific 1904
Amphiodia atra Western Atlantic
Amphiodia crassa Western Central Pacific 1904
Amphiodia craterodmeta Arctic
Amphiodia digitata Arctic 1932
Amphiodia gyraspis Arctic 1915
Amphiodia microplax Indo-West Pacific 1924
Amphiodia minuta Northwest Pacific 1939
Amphiodia obtecta Indo-West Pacific 1940
Amphiodia occidentalis Long-armed brittle star Eastern Pacific 1860
Amphiodia oerstedi Eastern Pacific 1856
Amphiodia olivacea Northwest Pacific 1888
Amphiodia peloria Northwest Pacific 1921
Amphiodia periercta Eastern Pacific 1911
Amphiodia planispina Western Atlantic 1867
Amphiodia psara Eastern Central Pacific 1935
Amphiodia psilochora Northwest Pacific 1911
Amphiodia pulchella Western Central Atlantic 1869
Amphiodia repens Western Central Atlantic 1875
Amphiodia rhabdota Western Central Atlantic 1918
Amphiodia riisei Western Central Atlantic 1859
Amphiodia rossica Western Central Atlantic 1935
Amphiodia tabogae Eastern Pacific and Weste 1932
Amphiodia trychna Southwest Atlantic 1918
Amphiodia tymbara Southwest Atlantic 1918
Amphiodia urtica Eastern Pacific. 1860
Amphiodia vicina Eastern Pacific 1940
Amphiodia violacea Western Central Atlantic 1856
Amphioplus abditus Western Central Atlantic 1871
Amphioplus affinis Antarctic Atlantic 1885
Amphioplus ancistrotus Northwest Pacific 1911
Amphioplus andreae Western Central Pacific 1872
Amphioplus brocki Western Central Pacific 1927
Amphioplus coniortodes Western Atlantic 1918
Amphioplus cyrtacanthus Northwest Pacific 1915
Amphioplus daleus Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Amphioplus depressus Indo-West Pacific 1867
Amphioplus euryaspis Northeast Pacific. 1911
Amphioplus exsecratus Western Central Pacific 1905
Amphioplus hastatus Western Indian Ocean 1867
Amphioplus hexacanthus Western Indian Ocean 1911
Amphioplus impressus Indo-West Pacific 1867
Amphioplus incisus Western Central Atlantic 1883
Amphioplus intermedius Northwest Pacific 1905
Amphioplus iuxtus Western Central Pacific 1943
Amphioplus laevis Indo-West Pacific and the 1874
Amphioplus legatus Western Central Pacific 1922
Amphioplus lucidus Western Pacific 1922
Amphioplus macraspis Northeast Pacific. 1911
Amphioplus patulus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Amphioplus peregrinator Antarctic Atlantic. 1912
Amphioplus rhadinobrachius Western Central Pacific 1911
Amphioplus sepultus Western Central Atlantic 1995
Amphioplus stewartensis Southwest Pacific 1924
Amphioplus strongyloplax Northeast Pacific. 1911
Amphioplus thrombodes Western Atlantic 1918
Amphioplus tumidus Western Atlantic
Amphipholis januarii Western Central Atlantic 1886
Amphipholis loripes Northwest Pacific 1922
Amphipholis misera Indo-West Pacific 1899
Amphipholis pachybactera Western Atlantic 1918
Amphipholis pugetana Black and white brittle star Eastern and Northern Paci 1860
Amphipholis sobrina Western Pacific 1917
Amphipholis squamata Dwarf brittle star Cosmopolitan. 1828
Amphiura abbreviata Western Central Pacific 1905
Amphiura abyssorum Western Central Pacific
Amphiura aestuarii Northwest Pacific 1915
Amphiura algida Southern Ocean. 1911
Amphiura ambigua Western Pacific 1905
Amphiura amokurae Southwest Pacific 1924
Amphiura angularis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Amphiura annulifera Southwest Pacific 1924
Amphiura antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean 1876
Amphiura arcystata Eastern Pacific. 1911
Amphiura argentea Southwest Pacific 1879
Amphiura aster Southwest Pacific 1901
Amphiura atlantica 188110. Southern Ocean. 1867
Amphiura belgicae Southern Ocean. 1900
Amphiura bidentata Northwest Pacific 1938
Amphiura borealis Northwest Pacific 1871
Amphiura bountyia Eastern Central Pacific 1974
Amphiura carchara Northeast Pacific. 1911
Amphiura cherbonnieri Mediterranean Sea. 1972
Amphiura chiajei Atlantic and the Mediterr 1845
Amphiura correcta Southwest Pacific 1907
Amphiura crispa Western Indian Ocean 1940
Amphiura crossota Western Central Pacific 1943
Amphiura deficiens Southern Ocean. 1922
Amphiura delamarei Mediterranean Sea. 1958
Amphiura denticulata Arctic and Northwest Atla
Amphiura diacritica Western Central Pacific 1938
Amphiura diastata Western Central Pacific 1909
Amphiura digitula Western Pacific 1911
Amphiura diomedeae Eastern Pacific. 1899
Amphiura divaricata Western Pacific 1867
Amphiura dolia Eastern Indian Ocean 1938
Amphiura duncani Western Central Pacific 1882
Amphiura ecnomiotata Western Pacific 1911
Amphiura eugeniae Southern Ocean. 1867
Amphiura fibulata Western Central Atlantic 1913
Amphiura filiformis Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Amphiura flexuosa Western Central Atlantic 1867
Amphiura fragilis Western Central Atlantic
Amphiura grandisquama Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1869
Amphiura griegi Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Amphiura heptacantha Indo-West Pacific 1940
Amphiura hexactis Indo-West Pacific 1940
Amphiura incana Atlantic and the Mediterr 1879
Amphiura joubini Antarctic. 1912
Amphiura lacazei Mediterranean Sea. 1976
Amphiura lanceolata Southwest Pacific 1879
Amphiura lymani Southern Ocean. 1885
Amphiura mediterranea Mediterranean Sea. 1882
Amphiura microplax Antarctic Atlantic 1936
Amphiura monorima Antarctic Atlantic 1936
Amphiura otteri Western Atlantic
Amphiura palmeri Western Atlantic 1882
Amphiura phalerata Western Central Pacific 1874
Amphiura polyacantha Southeast Pacific 1899
Amphiura praefecta Southwest Pacific 1907
Amphiura proposita Southern Ocean. 1922
Amphiura protecta Southern Ocean. 1926
Amphiura psilopora Southern Ocean.
Amphiura pusilla Southwest Pacific 1897
Amphiura rathbuni Western Central Atlantic 1914
Amphiura remota Western Central Atlantic 2022
Amphiura rosea Southwest Pacific 1894
Amphiura securigera Atlantic and the Mediterr
Amphiura semiermis Western Central Atlantic.
Amphiura seminuda Western Central Atlantic. 1899
Amphiura serpentina Southeast Pacific 1899
Amphiura sinicola Northwest Pacific 1941
Amphiura stimpsoni Western Central Atlantic 1859
Amphiura sundevalli Arctic and Northern Atlan
Amphiura tenuis Indo-West Pacific 1938
Amphiura tomentosa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Amphiura vadicola Western Pacific 1915
Amphiura velox Indo-West Pacific 1910
Diamphiodia craterodmeta Arctic and Northeast Paci
Dougaloplus acanthinus Indo-West Pacific 1911
Dougaloplus amphacantha Indo-West Pacific 1909
Dougaloplus echinatus Indo-Pacific 1867
Dougaloplus gastracanthus Indo-Pacific 1899
Microphiopholis geminata Eastern Pacific. 1851
Microphiopholis gracillima Western Central Atlantic 1952
Microphiopholis platydisca Eastern Pacific and Weste 1932
Microphiopholis puntarenae Eastern Pacific and Weste 1856
Micropholis atra Northwest Atlantic
Micropholis gracillima Burrowing brittle star Northwest Atlantic 1852
Nullamphiura psilopora Northwest Atlantic
Ophiocentrus anomalus Western Pacific 1983
Ophiocentrus aspera Western Central Pacific 1905
Ophiocentrus dilatatus Western Central Pacific 1905
Ophiocentrus inaequalis Indo-West Pacific 1915
Ophiocentrus koehleri Northwest Pacific 1926
Ophiocentrus novaezelandiae Southwest Pacific 1926
Ophiocentrus putnami Northwest Pacific 1871
Ophiocentrus verticillatus Northwest Pacific 1896
Ophiocnida cubana Northwest Pacific 1917
Ophiocnida hispida Northwest Pacific 1851
Ophiocnida scabriuscula Lobate brittle star Western Central Atlantic. 1859
Ophionema intricata Western Central Atlantic 1869
Ophionephthys difficilis Northwest Pacific 1887
Ophionephthys limicola Western Atlantic 1869
Ophiophragmus chilensis Southeast Pacific and Sou 1843
Ophiophragmus cubanus Western Central Atlantic 1917
Ophiophragmus filograneus Western Central Atlantic 1875
Ophiophragmus luetkeni Western Central Atlantic 1871
Ophiophragmus marginatus Eastern Pacific. 1859
Ophiophragmus moorei Western Central Atlantic
Ophiophragmus ophiactoides Eastern Pacific 1940
Ophiophragmus paucispinus Eastern Pacific. 1932
Ophiophragmus pulcher Western Central Atlantic 1918
Ophiophragmus septus Western Atlantic 1859
Ophiophragmus tabogensis Eastern Pacific 1932
Ophiophragmus wurdemanii Northwest Atlantic 1860
Ophiostigma isacanthum Western Central Atlantic 1825
Ophiostigma isocanthum Western Central Atlantic 1825
Ophiostigma rugosum Western Central Pacific 1918
Ophiostigma siva Western Central Atlantic 1995
Paracrocnida persica Western Indian Ocean 1940
Paracrocnida sinensis Northwest Pacific 1917
Paramphichondrius tetradontus Northwest Pacific 1984
Paramphicondrius tetradontus Northwest Pacific 1984
Peracrocnida sinensis Northwest Pacific 1917
Triplodia abdita Eastern Pacific 1970



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