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Ophiura
Ophiura is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Ophiuridae.
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Serpent Star
speciesOphiura ophiura
grey brittle star
speciesOphiura luetkenii
Ophiura albida
speciesOphiura albida
Notched Brittle Star
speciesOphiura sarsii
Dictenophiura
subgenusDictenophiura
Ophiura robusta
speciesOphiura robusta
Ophiura kinbergi
speciesOphiura kinbergi
Ophiura leptoctenia
speciesOphiura leptoctenia
Ophiura bathybia
speciesOphiura bathybia
Ophiura pteracantha
speciesOphiura pteracantha
Ophiura flagellata
speciesOphiura flagellata
Ophiura acervata
speciesOphiura acervata
Ophiura aequalis
speciesOphiura aequalis
Ophiura fallax
speciesOphiura fallax
Ophiura floscellata
speciesOphiura floscellata
Ophiura gagara
speciesOphiura gagara
Ophiura umitakamaruae
speciesOphiura umitakamaruae
Ophiura violainae
speciesOphiura violainae
Ophiura monostoecha
speciesOphiura monostoecha
Ophiura rouchi
speciesOphiura rouchi
Ophiura paucisquama
speciesOphiura paucisquama
Ophiura stenobrachia
speciesOphiura stenobrachia
Ophiura fluctuans
speciesOphiura fluctuans
Ophiura lenticularis
speciesOphiura lenticularis
Ophiura mimaria
speciesOphiura mimaria
Ophiura kofoidi
speciesOphiura kofoidi
Ophiura podica
speciesOphiura podica
Ophiura atacta
speciesOphiura atacta
Ophiura calyptolepis
speciesOphiura calyptolepis
Ophiura cryptolepis
speciesOphiura cryptolepis
Ophiura palliata
speciesOphiura palliata
Ophiura imbecillis
speciesOphiura imbecillis
Ophiura undulata
speciesOphiura undulata
Ophiura amphitrites
speciesOphiura amphitrites
Ophiura saurura
speciesOphiura saurura
Ophiura imprudens
speciesOphiura imprudens
Ophiura fraterna
speciesOphiura fraterna
Ophiura falcifera
speciesOphiura falcifera
Ophiura verrucosa
speciesOphiura verrucosa
Ophiura albata
speciesOphiura albata
Ophiura clemens
speciesOphiura clemens
Ophiura grubei
speciesOphiura grubei
Ophiura flexibilis
speciesOphiura flexibilis
Ophiura lienosa
speciesOphiura lienosa
Ophiura lanceolata
speciesOphiura lanceolata
Ophiura crassa
speciesOphiura crassa
Ophiura innoxia
speciesOphiura innoxia
Ophiura mitescens
speciesOphiura mitescens
Ophiura ooplax
speciesOphiura ooplax
Ophiura maculata
speciesOphiura maculata
Ophiura nitida
speciesOphiura nitida
Ophiura micracantha
speciesOphiura micracantha
Ophiura tenera
speciesOphiura tenera
Ophiura ljungmani
speciesOphiura ljungmani
Ophiura zebra
speciesOphiura zebra
Ophiura
subgenusOphiura
Ophiura quadrispina
speciesOphiura quadrispina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Ophiura in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 195682.