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Appearance
| Ophiothamnidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Superfamily: | Ophiactoidea |
| Family: | Ophiothamnidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018 |
| Type genus | |
| Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869 | |
Ophiothamnidae is a family of brittle stars in the superfamily Ophiactoidea. It contains three genera, with Ophiothamnus as the type genus.
Genera
[edit]Ophiothamnidae contains the following genera:[1][2]
- Histampica A.M. Clark, 1970
- Ophioleila A.H. Clark, 1949
- Ophiothamnus Lyman, 1869
References
[edit]- ↑ Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2026). "Ophiothamnidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ O'Hara, Timothy D.; Stöhr, Sabine; Hugall, Andrew F.; Thuy, Ben; Martynov, Alexander (21 March 2018). "Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification". European Journal of Taxonomy (416). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.