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Family: Ophiocomidae



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45 species (see list below)
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Breviturma paucigranulata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm WD
 
Ophiarthrum elegans
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Ophiarthrum pictum
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Ophiocoma aethiops
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Ophiocoma alexandri
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Ophiocoma anaglyptica
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Max. Length 1.6 cm WD
 
Ophiocoma brevipes
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Ophiocoma cynthiae
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Ophiocoma dentata
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Ophiocoma doederleini
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Ophiocoma echinata
[Black brittle star]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Entire Indo-Pacific excep
Max. Length 2.5 cm WD
Ophiocoma erinaceus Müller & Troschel, 1842

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Ophiocoma erinaceus
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Ophiocoma longispina
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Ophiocoma macroplaca
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Ophiocoma pica
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Ophiocoma pumila
[Banded ophiocoma]
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Ophiocoma pusilla
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Ophiocoma riisei
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Max. Length 2.1 cm WD
 
Ophiocoma schoenleinii
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Max. Length 2.4 cm WD
 
Ophiocoma scolopendrina
[Lagoon brittle star]
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Ophiocoma wendtii
[Red ophiocoma]
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Ophiocomella ophiactoides
[Coralline brittle star]
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Ophiocomella sexradia
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Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm WD
Ophiomastix annulosa (Lamarck, 1816)

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Ophiomastix annulosa
[Chain-link brittle star]
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Ophiomastix asperula
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Ophiomastix caryophyllata
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Ophiomastix corallicola
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Ophiomastix elegans
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Max. Length 1.9 cm WD
 
Ophiomastix flaccida
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Max. Length 2.8 cm WD
 
Ophiomastix janualis
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Ophiomastix mixta
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Ophiomastix palaoensis
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Max. Length 1 cm WD
 
Ophiomastix variabilis
[Variable brittle star]
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Ophiomastix venosa
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Ophiopsila abscissa
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Ophiopsila annulosa
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean Sea.

Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1845

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Ophiopsila aranea
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Ophiopsila californica
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Ophiopsila hartmeyeri
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Ophiopsila multipapillata
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Ophiopsila pantherina
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Ophiopsila riisei
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Ophiopsila timida
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Ophiopsila vittata
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Max. Length 17.5 cm WD
 
Ophiopteris papillosa
[Flatspine brittlestar]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Breviturma paucigranulata Western Central Atlantic 1974
Ophiarthrum elegans Indo-West Pacific. 1.3 WD 1851
Ophiarthrum pictum Indo-West Pacific 3 WD 1842
Ophiocoma aethiops Eastern Pacific. 1859
Ophiocoma alexandri Eastern Pacific. 1860
Ophiocoma anaglyptica Northwest Pacific 1944
Ophiocoma brevipes Indo-Pacific. 1.6 WD 1851
Ophiocoma cynthiae Western Indian Ocean 2008
Ophiocoma dentata Pacific Ocean. 1842
Ophiocoma doederleini Indo-West Pacific 1899
Ophiocoma echinata Black brittle star Western Central Atlantic 1816
Ophiocoma erinaceus Entire Indo-Pacific excep 2.5 WD 1842
Ophiocoma longispina Eastern Pacific 1917
Ophiocoma macroplaca Eastern Central Pacific 1915
Ophiocoma pica Indo-Pacific. 1842
Ophiocoma pumila Banded ophiocoma Western Central Atlantic 1859
Ophiocoma pusilla Western Indian Ocean 1888
Ophiocoma riisei Western Central Atlantic 1859
Ophiocoma schoenleinii Indo-Pacific 2.1 WD 1842
Ophiocoma scolopendrina Lagoon brittle star Indo-Pacific 2.4 WD 1816
Ophiocoma wendtii Red ophiocoma Western Central Atlantic. 1842
Ophiocomella ophiactoides Coralline brittle star Western Central Atlantic 1963
Ophiocomella sexradia Indo-Pacific 1887
Ophiomastix annulosa Chain-link brittle star Indo-West Pacific 2.4 WD 1816
Ophiomastix asperula Western Central Pacific 1869
Ophiomastix caryophyllata Indo-West Pacific 1869
Ophiomastix corallicola Northwest Pacific 1915
Ophiomastix elegans Indo-West Pacific 1888
Ophiomastix flaccida Western Central Pacific 1.9 WD 1874
Ophiomastix janualis Indo-West Pacific. 2.8 WD 1871
Ophiomastix mixta Western Central Pacific. 1869
Ophiomastix palaoensis Western Central Pacific 1943
Ophiomastix variabilis Variable brittle star Indo-West Pacific 1 WD 1905
Ophiomastix venosa Indo-West Pacific. 1851
Ophiopsila abscissa Western Pacific 1982
Ophiopsila annulosa Atlantic and the Mediterr 1859
Ophiopsila aranea Mediterranean Sea. 1845
Ophiopsila californica Eastern Central Pacific 30 WD 1921
Ophiopsila hartmeyeri Western Atlantic 1913
Ophiopsila multipapillata Western Central Pacific 1978
Ophiopsila pantherina Western Pacific 1898
Ophiopsila riisei Western Central Atlantic 1859
Ophiopsila timida Western Central Pacific 1930
Ophiopsila vittata Western Central Atlantic 1918
Ophiopteris papillosa Flatspine brittlestar Pacific Ocean. 17.5 WD 1875



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