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Family: Ophiodermatidae



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95 species (see list below)
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Bathypectinura heros
[Deepsea brittle star]
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Cryptopelta brevispina
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Cryptopelta longibrachialis
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Diopederma daniana
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Macrophiothrix aspidota
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Macrophiothrix belli
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Macrophiothrix caenosa
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Macrophiothrix callizona
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Macrophiothrix coerulea
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Macrophiothrix demessa
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Macrophiothrix elongata
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Macrophiothrix expedita
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Macrophiothrix galateae
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Macrophiothrix galatheae
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Macrophiothrix hirsuta
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Macrophiothrix hybrida
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Max. Length 1.7 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix koehleri
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Macrophiothrix lineocaerulea
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 2 cm WD
Macrophiothrix longipeda(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Macrophiothrix longipeda
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Max. Length 1.2 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix lorioli
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Max. Length 1.9 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix martensi
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Macrophiothrix megapoma
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Macrophiothrix melanosticta
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Macrophiothrix microplax
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Max. Length 2 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix nereidina
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Macrophiothrix nereidna
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Max. Length 0.8 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix propinqua
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Max. Length 0.8 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix pulchra
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Macrophiothrix robillardi
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Macrophiothrix smaragdina
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Macrophiothrix spongicola
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Max. Length 1.2 cm WD
 
Macrophiothrix striolata
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Macrophiothrix variabilis
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Macrophiothrix vicina
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Macrophiothrix virgata
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Ophiarachna affinis
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Max. Length 2 cm WD
 
Ophiarachna delicata
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm WD
Ophiarachna incrassata(Lamarck, 1816)

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Ophiarachna incrassata
[Green brittle star]
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Ophiarachna megacantha
[Beetle brittle star]
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Ophiarachna robillardi
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Ophiarachnella elegans
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 1.5 cm WD
Ophiarachnella gorgonia(Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Ophiarachnella gorgonia
[Smooth brittle star]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm WD
 
Ophiarachnella infernalis
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Ophiarachnella macracantha
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Ophiarachnella paucispina
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Max. Length 2.5 cm WD
 
Ophiarachnella septemspinosa
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Ophiarachnella similis
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Ophiarachnella snelliusi
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Ophiarachnella stabilis
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Ophiochaeta hirsuta
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Ophiochasma stellatum
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Ophioclastus hataii
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Ophioconis cincta
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Ophioconis claviculata
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Ophioconis cupida
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Ophioconis forbesi
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Ophiocryptus dubius
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Ophiocypris megaloplax
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Ophioderma anitae
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Ophioderma appressa
[Harlequin brittle star]
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Ophioderma brevicauda
[Short spined ophioderma]
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Ophioderma brevispinum
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Ophioderma cinerea
[Chocolate brittle star]
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Ophioderma devaneyi
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Ophioderma ensifera
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Ophioderma guttata
[Spotted brittle star]
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Ophioderma januarii
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Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic and the

Ophioderma longicaudaunspecified

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Ophioderma longicauda
[Smooth brittle-star]
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Ophioderma longicaudum
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Ophioderma occultum
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Ophioderma pallidum
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Ophioderma panamensis
[Banded serpent star]
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Ophioderma phoenia
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Ophioderma phoenium
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Ophioderma rubicunda
[Ruby brittle star]
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Ophioderma squamosissimum
[Scaly brittle star]
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Ophioderma teres
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Ophioderma tonganum
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Ophioderma variegatum
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Ophiodyscrita acosmeta
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Ophiodyscrita instratus
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Ophiopaepale diplax
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Ophiopaepale goesiana
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Ophiopeza fallax
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Ophiopeza kingi
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Ophiopeza spinosa
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Ophiopsammus aequalis
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Ophiopsammus maculata
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Ophiopsammus yoldii
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Ophiorachna affinis
[Serpent star spider brittle star]
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Ophiorachna incrassata
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Ophiorachna ohshimai
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Ophiurochaeta littoralis
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Ophiuroconis bispinosa
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Pectinura vestita
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